SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, normal life continues to remain uncertain in Kashmir valley and parts of Jammu region on the 53rd consecutive day on Thursday.
Main markets and other business establishments continued to remain close and public transport is off the road in the occupied territory. Mobile calling service, broadband and pocket internet remained shut on 53rd consecutive day.
There was no class work in schools so efforts of the IOK administration to open educational institutions have not borne any fruit as parents continue to keep children at home due to apprehensions about their safety.
Most of the interiors in Srinagar’s old city continue to remain sealed with iron barricades and concertina wire while deployment of police and paramilitary forces is intact in the city and all major towns and villages across the Kashmir valley.
The clampdown has not only affected inter-district road connectivity drastically, but has also thrown great challenges for old city residents due to shutting of factories, industries and other work places.
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Kashmir Day will be observed on Friday to express solidarity with Kashmiris
Kashmir Day will be observed on Friday to express solidarity with the oppressed people of Indian Occupied Kashmir.
The day is being marked to expose the Indian blatant human rights violations in the occupied Kashmir and draw the world attention to the plight of Kashmiri people.
In a statement on Thursday, Interior Minister Ejaz Shah said Indian forces have imposed an indefinite curfew in occupied Kashmir and the people have no access to essential commodities including food and medicines.
He said Prime Minister Imran Khan will also raise the voice of Kashmiri people tomorrow during his address to the UN General Assembly.
