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Two dead as protests continue in IHK
* Kashmiri Muslims announce strike on Indias Independence Day
SRINAGAR: Police shot dead one Muslim protester in Srinagar as huge crowds took to the streets of Indian-held Kashmir on Thursday over a land row that is testing New Delhis hold on the troubled Himalayan region.
Seven other demonstrators were wounded when police opened fire to disperse protesters. Protesters torched a police vehicle and hoisted green flags in several areas of the Kashmir valley.
A Hindu activist committed suicide in Jammu by swallowing insecticide in protest against the government, police said.
The dispute began after the Kashmir government promised to give forestland to a trust that runs Amarnath, a cave shrine sacred to Hindu pilgrims. Many Muslims were enraged.
The government then rescinded its decision, which in turn angered Hindus in Jammu who attacked lorries carrying supplies to Kashmir valley and blocked the regions highway, the only surface link with the rest of India.
Police in the Kashmir valley have killed at least 22 Muslim protesters this week, inflaming tensions. More than 500 people have been injured.
Strike: Separatist groups called for a general strike and labelled Friday as a black day.
I strongly condemn the reign of terror let loose by the Indian forces against the besieged people of Kashmir, said separatist leader Mohammed Yasin Malik, adding, Indian troops cannot suppress our struggle.
Police and soldiers increased security around a stadium in Srinagar where Indias Independence Day celebrations are to be held on Friday. reuters
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
* Kashmiri Muslims announce strike on Indias Independence Day
SRINAGAR: Police shot dead one Muslim protester in Srinagar as huge crowds took to the streets of Indian-held Kashmir on Thursday over a land row that is testing New Delhis hold on the troubled Himalayan region.
Seven other demonstrators were wounded when police opened fire to disperse protesters. Protesters torched a police vehicle and hoisted green flags in several areas of the Kashmir valley.
A Hindu activist committed suicide in Jammu by swallowing insecticide in protest against the government, police said.
The dispute began after the Kashmir government promised to give forestland to a trust that runs Amarnath, a cave shrine sacred to Hindu pilgrims. Many Muslims were enraged.
The government then rescinded its decision, which in turn angered Hindus in Jammu who attacked lorries carrying supplies to Kashmir valley and blocked the regions highway, the only surface link with the rest of India.
Police in the Kashmir valley have killed at least 22 Muslim protesters this week, inflaming tensions. More than 500 people have been injured.
Strike: Separatist groups called for a general strike and labelled Friday as a black day.
I strongly condemn the reign of terror let loose by the Indian forces against the besieged people of Kashmir, said separatist leader Mohammed Yasin Malik, adding, Indian troops cannot suppress our struggle.
Police and soldiers increased security around a stadium in Srinagar where Indias Independence Day celebrations are to be held on Friday. reuters
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan