One more person died on Thursday as the death toll climbed to 40 in occupied Kashmir, over the past six years.
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According to the reports, another person succumbed to his wounds and embraced martyrdom on Thursday, which caused the total number of deaths to rise to 40 in occupied Kashmir. So far more than 1600 persons including security force personnel suffered injuries since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Burhan Wani on Friday. More than 100 civilians have received eye pellet injuries and many of them have lost their vision. As the atrocities by Indian forces against the unarmed people of Kashmir continued, tensions rose and the Hurriyat representatives extended the date of their protest strike against the Indian government till July 15. Businesses, schools and transport remained shut for the general public as a curfew was also imposed by the Indian government in some areas.
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The Kashmiris have openly stood up against the Indian government and refused to back down from demanding their rights. On Wednesday, another Kashmiri was martyred in the city of Anantnag. Meanwhile, Hurriyat representatives Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Omar Farooq have been placed under house arrest by the Indian government. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Maleeha Lodhi also condemned the atrocities by the Indian army and said that it was usurping the Kashmiris’ right of self-determination.
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