Indian Army clampdown continues on 87th straight day in IoK
Indian Army clampdown continues on 87th straight day in IoK.
SRINAGAR (Web Desk) – In occupied Kashmir, people in the Kashmir Valley and Muslim majority areas of Jammu region continue to face hardships on 87th consecutive day on Wednesday (today) due to military clampdown and ban on communications networks.
According to the Kashmir Media Service, though ban on voice calls on postpaid phones and landline connections have been lifted, yet internet across all platforms and prepaid cellular phones continue to remain suspended.
Restrictions have been further tightened amid an unofficial 2-day visit of a team of EU lawmakers to the territory. The team arrived in Srinagar yesterday under tight security. Hermann Tertsch, a member of the visiting team, who is a parliamentarian from Spain, has said that they are conscious of the fact that they are being kept away from some people.
People in territory said the delegation’s visit was a managed show and no genuine person was allowed to meet the EU MPs. Opposition leaders in India have also slammed New Delhi, saying by confining the delegation to security premises the government was trying to conceal the real situation in the territory.
As part of an ongoing civil disobedience movement, shopkeepers continue to shut their shops except for few hours in the morning and evening and public transport is also not seen on the roads. But in order to make the visiting EU delegation know that the Kashmiris don’t accept Indian occupation of their homeland and its August 5 illegal and unilateral actions, the shop owners keep their shutters down even for that small period of time in the morning and evening.
Indian Army martyr another youth
Meanwhile, Indian troops martyred another youth in a fake encounter during a cordon and search operation in Bijbehara area of Islamabad district. The troops resorted to indiscriminate firing after an army bunker was attacked by unidentified gunmen in Drubgam area of Pulwama district. They cordoned off the area and launched searches.
