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SRINAGAR (IHK): In
occupied Kashmir, the unprovoked firing of Indian troops on
peaceful protesters, continuation of curfew, arrest of
pro-liberation leaders and assault on media persons have been
widely condemned.
The leaders who have been arrested and taken to undisclosed
destinations include Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Gilani,
Muhammad Yasin Malik, Aasia Andrabi, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai
and Shakeel Ahmad Bakshi. People in the occupied territory
have expressed apprehensions about safety of the leaders in
view of the recent assassination of the APHC leader, Shaikh
Abdul Aziz.
The Hurriyet leaders, Maulana Abbas Ansari, Masarat Alam Butt,
Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi and Muhammad Salim Nanaji in their
separate statements pointed out that Kashmiris were suffering
immensely from severe shortage of supplies and essentials due
to the continued imposition of curfew.
They urged India to lift curfew and release illegally detained
Hurriyet leaders and activists without any further delay.
Similar views were expressed by the Executive Directors of
Kashmir Centres in Washington and London, Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai
and Professor Nazir Ahmed Shawl.
Brussels based International Federation of Journalists and New
York based Committee to Protect Journalists in their
statements condemned the attack on journalists in occupied
Kashmir and asked the authorities to protect them while
covering the ongoing events.
Meanwhile, curfew continued in all the ten districts of
Kashmir Valley for the fourth day, today. The troops raided in
Srinagar, the houses of the APHC leaders, Shabbir Ahmed Shah
and Nayeem Ahmed Khan, vandalising the house hold goods.
In Handwara, hundreds of people defying curfew staged a
massive protest demonstration against the forced entry of
troops in the houses of civilians. Indian troops resorted to
baton charge and fired numerous tear smoke canisters to
disperse the protesters injuring at least six persons. The
troopers beat up and injured the bakers, who tried to open
their shops, in the downtown areas of Srinagar.
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