Hurriyat leaders extend protest call till October 20

Hurriyat leaders extend protest call till October 20
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Summary The brutal Indian officers stormed houses in Shopian and Nagbal and arrested several Kashmiris.

SRINAGAR (Dunya News) – Hurriyat leaders on Saturday have extended protest movement till October 20 as the Indian atrocities in Occupied Kashmir have continued on day 99.

Schools, means of transport, businesses and shop remain closed under section 144 is still imposed.

The brutal Indian officers stormed houses in Shopian and Nagbal on early morning and took several Kashmiris into custody.

On the other hand, many people sustained injuries in firing, pellet gun and other torture incidents.

The occupied territory is on the boil since the extra-judicial murder of the top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, Burhan Wani, by Indian troops on July 8.

Atleast 86 people have been killed while over 80,00 injured so far in the firing of bullets, pallets, and teargas shells on peaceful protesters by Indian troops and police personnel.

Many of those injured have been hit in the eyes with pellets, causing partial or complete blindness.

It is being termed as the worst violence to hit the Himalayan region since 2010.

Kashmir is split between India and Pakistan along a UN-monitored line of control, but both claim it in full and have fought two wars over its control.

Freedom fighters have fought Indian security forces in Kashmir since 1989 for the independence of the region or for it to be made part of Pakistan.

The conflict has left tens of thousands, mostly civilians, dead. 

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