Kashmir turmoil: Curfew remains in force as separatists in Valley call for 'Black Day'
Curfew remained in force across all 10 districts of Kashmir on Wednesday with security forces stepping up vigil in view of the call given by separatists for observing a “black day” to protest the recent killings in the Valley.
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Curfew remained in force across all 10 districts of Kashmir on Wednesday with security forces stepping up vigil in view of the call given by separatists for observing a "black day" to protest the recent killings in the Valley. Masked Kashmiri protesters throw stones at Indian paramilitary soldiers and policemen in Srinagar on Wednesday. AP
Though there were few minor incidents of stone pelting at four places in Pulwama, Anantnag and Ganderbal districts, the day passed off peacefully in rest of the Valley, the official said. AP
Indian paramilitary soldiers stand on a road dotted with stones and bricks during a protest in Srinagar. The largest street protests in recent years in the disputed region, that left dozens of people dead and hundreds injured erupted more than a week ago after Indian troops killed a popular young rebel leader. AP
All officials of federal and provincial governments were wearing black band on duty to express "political, moral and diplomatic support" to Kashmiris. AP
The body of an elderly Kashmiri civilian Ghulam Mohammad Mir, who succumbed to injury allegedly attained during a protest last week, is carried on a stretcher outside a hospital in Srinagar on Wednesday. AP
Kashmiris shout freedom slogans as they carry the body of civilian Ghulam Mohammad Mir, who succumbed to injury allegedly attained during a protest last week, at a hospital in Srinagar on Wednesday. AP
Kashmiri Muslims offer funeral prayers for a Kashmiri civilian Ghulam Mohammad Mir. Over 40 people have been killed in Kashmir in the clashes since Burhan Wani's killing on 8 July. AP