Thousands take to streets to protest massacre in Indian-held Kashmir

(Dunya News) – Countrywide protests have erupted against massacre of over 20 innocent and unarmed civilians by occupied forces in Indian-held Kashmir.

Masses from all segments of societies took to streets in all four provinces and Azad & Jammu Kashmir (AJK) to protest brutal use of force which took over 20 lives. Protest rallies were conducted in Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Peshawar, Sialkot, Hyderabad, Vehari, Rawalpindi, Multan and Karachi.

The largest rally was conducted in Lahore which was led by Jammu Kashmir Movement.

It is pertinent here to mention that twenty people have been killed in India-held Kashmir in some of the fiercest fighting this year in the restive Himalayan region, police said Sunday, as authorities braced for more violence.

A total of three Indian soldiers and 13 Kashmiris died in several clashes south of Srinagar, the main city of the region.

Kashmir has been divided between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan since the end of British colonial rule in 1947, but both claim it in full.

Four civilians were also killed and dozens injured when police opened fire on thousands of demonstrators who poured onto the streets, throwing stones and chanting slogans against Indian rule.

There were also demonstrations in Srinagar, where authorities ordered all schools shut on Monday as rebel groups called for protests.