In a tweet Mirwaiz said that “PulwamaMassacre,Bullets and pellets rain!As Govt of India has decided to kill Kashmiri’s through its #ArmedForces who control us,JRL and people will march towards Badami Bagh Army cantonment on Monday 17 Dec to ask GOI to kill all of us at one time rather than killing us daily.”
From today onwards for three days mourning and complete protest strike will be observed all across”.
The three militants slain in a gunfight with the government forces in Kharpora Sirnoo village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district were affiliated with Hizb ul Mujahideen.
The slain included Zahoor Ahmad Thokar of Sirnoo, a former army soldier who deserted his unit to join militant ranks.
The other two slain militants were identified as Adnan Hamid Bhat of Kareemabad and Bilal Ahmad Magray of Rajpora.
Seven civilians were killed after forces opened fire on protesters who were demonstrating against the militant killings. A soldier was also killed in the gunfight.
Via GK
The students of Kashmir University on Saturday held protests inside the varsity campus against the killing of seven civilians and three militants in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
Witnesses said that as the news of the killings spread, the students from different departments assembled and staged a protest in campus against the Pulwama killings.
The students marched inside the campus while chanting pro-freedom slogans and anti-India and offer funeral prayers in absentia as well.
Three militants and an army man were killed in a gunfight in Kharpora Sarnooi village, while seven civilians were killed after the forces opened fire on protesters.
The slain militants were identified as Adnan alias Tahir Hizbi, a resident of Karimabad, Bilal Ahmad alias Hashim, a resident of Rajpora and a former army man Zahoor Ahmad who deserted the army ranks and joined militancy.
The slain civilians were identified as Shahbaz Ali, a resident of Monghama village, Suhail Ahmad of Bellow, Liyaqat Ahmad from Parigam, Murtaza of Prichoo, Amir Ahmad Palla of Ashminder, Touseef Ahmad Mir of Chersoo Pulwama and Abid Hussain Lone of Kareemabad.
Via KL
Suhail Khan
Sopore, Dec 15 : Clashes erupted in North Kashmir’s Sopore over fresh civilian killings in South Kashmir’s Pulwama.
Reports said students at Degree College Sopore came out from the campus and started pelted stones on forces.
The forces in turn lobbed tear-smoke shells to disperse the protesting students.
The clashes in the area was on when last reports came in.
Pertinently three militants, seven civilian were killed while dozens were injured in south Kashmir’s Pulwama village.
Qayoom Khan
Srinagar, Dec 15 (GNS): A youth from Pulwama who was admitted in SMHS hospital here in Srinagar succumbed to injuries, taking the civilian death toll in government forces action to seven in the southern Kashmir district.
The deceased has been identified as Touseef Ahmad Mir son of Asadullah Mir of Urchersoo Pulwama. Touseef was injured in forces action in Sirnoo and was taken to district hospital Pulwama where from he was referred to SMHS Srinagar, however, he succumbed later due to grave injuries.
Sources also identified the six civilians as Murtaza Bashir of Prichoo, Pulwama and his body is lying in district hospital Pulwama presently.
Earlier, five civilians were killed and over a dozen suffered injuries in the government forces action near the site of the gunfight at Sirnoo area.
They have been identified as Liyaqat Dar of Parigam, Suhail Ahmad of Ballow, Shahbaaz of Monghama, Pulwama, Amir Ahmad Paul and Abid Hussain Lone, an MBA pass out from Indonesia were killed as government forces resorted to live ammunition besides pellets and tear smoke shells near the encounter site to chase away the protesters.
Following the killing of seven civil in Pulwama, authorities have decided to snap internet service across south Kashmir even as speed would be reduced elsewhere in Kashmir. (GNS)
A soldier was killed in a gunfight with the militants in Kharpora Sirnoo village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday, army said.
An army spokesman said that a soldier wounded in the gunfight earlier today has succumbed.
He said that three militants were killed in the gunfight that broke out after the forces launched a cordon-and-search-operation in the area. “The operation is going on,” he said.
Six civilians were killed after the forces opened fire on protesters near the site of the gunfight.
Qayoom Khan
Srinagar, Dec 15 (GNS): Four more youth were killed in Pulwama taking the civilian death toll in government forces action to six in the southern Kashmir district.
Sources in the district hospital Pulwama said that four more civilians succumbed to injuries taking the civilian death toll to six so far. They were injured in government forces action near the site of the gunfight at Sirnoo area.
The deceased have been identified as Liyaqat Dar of Parigam, Suhail Ahmad of Ballow, Shahbaaz of Monghama, Pulwama. The body of sixth youth lying in the hospital is yet to be identified.
In the gunfight, three militants were killed and two army soldiers injured. Earlier two civilians identified as Amir Ahmad Paul and Abid Hussain Lone, an MBA pass out from Indonesia were killed as government forces resorted to live ammunition besides pellets and tear smoke shells near the encounter site to chase away the protesters. (GNS)
KD Desk
Sopore : Life returned to normal in Sopore and its outskirts on Saturday after a two-day shutdown to mourn the killing of two local Lashkar-e-Toiba militants Owaise Ahmed Bhat and Tahir Ramzan militant who were killed in an encounter in Brath village of Sopore on Thursday.
According to reports all shops, business establishments, petrol pumps, started functioning normally in the town, while public transport also back on roads in Sopore town after two days shutdown against the local LeT militants killing.
Meanwhile all educational institutions across Sopore Sub division also resume class work today after two days.
KD Desk
Srinagar, Dec 14 : Clashes rocked near the site of a gunfight in Kharpora Sirnoo area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday, leaving a civilian dead and many injured.
Reports reaching Kashmir Despatch said soon after news of gunfight spread in the area scores of youth hit the streets and pelted stones on forces.
In the clashes one civilian was killed while several were injured.
The deceased identified as Aamir from Ashmandar.
Pertinently there militants were killed in an brief encounter in Pulwama village this morning.
Meanwhile railway authorities suspended train services from Banihal to Baramulla as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order problem following the killing of three militants, civilian in Pulwama.
Suhail Khan
Sopore, Dec 14 : A team of forest department came under attack from timber smugglers in Chehrar area of Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday.
An official of forest department told Kashmir Despatch that following a tip-off that smugglers were involved in cutting of trees in the upper reaches of Sopore forests, a team of the forest department reached the spot, but the timber smugglers attacked them with sharp objects and fled the scene.
In the attack five employees received serious Injuries and was taken to nearby hospital where doctors referred them Sub District Hospital Sopore for advance treatment.
Hospital authorities identified all injured to Kashmir Despatch as Feroz Ahmed, Irshad Ahmed, Shazad Ahmed, Abdul Kareem and Tahir Ahmed and said that the condition of all injured persons is said to be stable.
However sources in forest department said that police always has failed to take immediate action to the smugglers who are continuously on looting green gold in the upper reaches of Sopore belt.
Meanwhile in this regard police has registered a case and initiated investigation in the matter.
Pertinently this is second such attack on forest employees from this jurisdiction, last year same kind of attack was reported in Manglu area where Scores of forest employees were injured and many vehicles were damaged by timber smugglers.