Month: October 2018

October 22 The Southern Kashmir District of Kulgam has poured onto the streets and the fields to bury their seven among the eight dead who were killed during a gunfight that erupted in Laroo area of Southern Kashmir's Kulgam District early morning on Sunday. Thousands attended the funeral prayers of nine people, who were killed in Laroo area of Kulgam during the gunfight and in clashes which erupted near encounter site at in the area on Sunday. A large number of people turned up at Shurath village in to participate in the funeral prayers of Irshad Ahmed of Shurat Kulgam. Local residents informed that two rounds of funerals were offered for the young men amidst pro-freedom and anti Indian Slogans. Irshad Ahmed got killed when the Government Forces left the encounter site unsantitized...

October 22 A Skih Social and Religious Organisation, Gurmat Taksal (IGS) Jammu Kashmir has strongly condemned the killing of 'innocent civilians' in kulgam and said that they share grief of the family and stand with them in this need of hour. They said that The bloodshed in Kashmir should end for once and all. "It pains to see Kashmiris are loosing their near and dear ones since decades," adding that, "the sikhs of Kashmir always stand with their Muslim brethren." They said that Kashmir is a disputed territory and it should be resolved according to aspirations of kashmiri people. It must be noted that 7 civilians were killed and 40 others injured in a blast at encounter site

October 22 Restrictions have been imposed in most of the towns in the Kashmir valley on Monday against the killing of ten people on Sunday From Kulgam Mohammed Ashraf Ganie reported that thousands of women and men are seen flocking the houses of the seven slain youth who were killed in Army firing yesterday. He said that despite strict restrictions, a large number of people are visiting the Kulgam areas to pay their tributes to the slain youth. A Tral Resident told The Kashmiriyat that the movement of public has been severely affected as Government Force personnel are patrolling every lane and by lane in the area In Pulwama township, the Government Forces have imposed restrictions as a large number of troopers are standing guard around the main town to hamper any protest, Ja...

October 22 World Famous Islamic Organization, Minhaj ul Quran's Kashmir wing has expressed grief over the gruesome tragedy of Kulgam where seven civilians were killed in a single day. The District President of the organization, Sheikh Sajad Ahmad on Monday strongly condemned the killings in south Kashmir’s Kulgam. He said, “our youth are being slaughtered like animals and entire Valley is in shock and state of mourning over the Killing of seven civilians in Laroo Kulgam." He further said, that Kashmiris are with the people of Kulgam in this hour of grief and sorrow.