Non-Local Drivers Moved To Secure Places In South Kashmir

Non-local apple traders and truck drivers have moved to secure locations in Kashmir following attacks by militants over the last few days. A trader from Punjab and his truck driver were fired upon by militants on Wednesday evening at Tranz village in Shopian district. The trader died, while the driver was injured. Earlier in the day, a brick-kiln worker from Chhattisgarh S.A. Sagar was killed by militants at Nihama village in Pulwama district. After the killings, fear has overtaken the non-Kashmiri traders and laborers working in Shopian. Sources said around 500 trucks from outside the valley have been kept in protection at a bus stand, fruit Mandi and District Collector’s office in Shopian by the administration. “It is obvious that the shutdown is fizzling out, so militants are resorting to other tactics,”