Summary The curfew has been triggered by the killing of a popular commander Burhan Wani on July 8.
SRINAGAR (Web Desk / AFP) – Indian authorities in held Kashmir have lifted a curfew from entire valley after 64 days while the normal life remained affected as at least 93 persons have been killed and several others injured in clashes.
The current violence, the worst to hit the region since 2010, was triggered by the July 8 extra-judicial killing of a popular leader, Burhan Wani, in a gunbattle with soldiers after which curfew was imposed.
Several freedom seeking groups including Wani’s Hizbul Mujahideen have for decades fought some 500,000 Indian soldiers deployed in the territory, demanding independence for the region or its merger with Pakistan.
Many of those injured have been hit in the eyes with pellets, causing partial or complete blindness.
Kashmir has been divided between rivals India and Pakistan since their independence from Britain in 1947. Both claim the Himalayan territory in full.
Tens of thousands, mostly civilians, have died in the fighting since the armed rebellion against Indian rule began in 1989.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that "those inciting violence" in Kashmir "will be held accountable one day".
He said "if any life is lost in Kashmir it is our loss, a loss of our people and our country".
