66th Day, Indian Occupied Kashmir Remains Cut Off From The World

With main markets shut and public transport off the roads since August 5th, the people in the territory are facing shortages of essential items including food and medicines. Indian troops yesterday, in an act of state terrorism martyred two Kashmiri youth in Pulwama district. The troops martyred the youth identified as Ufaid Farooq Lone and Abbas Ahmad Butt during a cordon and search operation in the Awantipora area of the district. Violent military operations are going on in Ganderbal, Bandipore, Kupwara, Baramulla, Srinagar, Islamabad, Kulgam, Shopian, Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar and other areas of the territory for the past 12 days.

Meanwhile, life remains badly hit in the Kashmir valley and Muslim majority areas of the Jammu region on the 65th day, today, with reports of night raids, arrests of young boys and multiple deaths amid the ongoing military clampdown coupled with a communications blackout. The people in the territory are facing shortages of essential commodities as main markets continue to remain shut and public transport off the roads.