ISLAMABAD: A complete shutdown was observed on Thursday in the Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) against the killing of four civilians in the indiscriminate firing of Indian troops on protesters in Khudwani area of Kulgam district the other day.
According to Kashmir Media Service, call for the strike was given by the Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik. All shops and business establishments were closed while traffic remained off the roads.
The puppet authorities had imposed restrictions in Srinagar, Kulgam and other areas and deployed Indian troops and police personnel in strength across the Kashmir valley to prevent people from staging demonstrations against the innocents’ killing.
The authorities have also put Hurriyat leaders including Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Ashraf Sehrai, Yasin Malik, Mukhtar Ahmed Waza, Muhammad Yousuf Naqash, Hilal Ahmed War, Javaid Ahmed Mir, Bilal Siddiqi, Zafar Akbar Butt and Ashraf Laya under house arrest or in custody to prevent them from visiting the family members of the martyred civilians and expressing solidarity with them.
The occupation authorities have ordered the closure of all educational institutions in the Valley while the Kashmir University has postponed all scheduled exams. Train service between Baramulla and Banihal towns has been suspended and mobile internet facility has been snapped in Shopian, Kulgam and Pulwama districts.