SRINAGAR – In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops in their unabated acts ofstate terrorism have martyred 894 children and shoved thousands into jailsduring the last thirty years.
A report released by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service on theoccasion of the Universal Children Day, today, revealed that 894 childrenwere among the 95,469 civilians martyred by Indian troops from January 01,1989 till date. The report said that the killing of civilians by the troopsrendered 107,780 children orphaned in the territory during the period.
Meanwhile, the residents of the Kashmir Valley and Muslim majority areas ofJammu and Ladakh regions continue to simmer with anger and anguish on 108thday of military lockdown and internet suspension imposed by India in theterritory since 5th August.
The level of Indian government’s strictness towards internet shutdown canbe gauged from the fact that police registered an FIR against Huma Parveen,an Aligarh Muslim University Professor, and her husband, who lives inKashmir valley, for just posting comments on social media about the agonyof being disconnected in occupied Kashmir.
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Professor Huma Parveen in a media interview expressed shock over theregistration of the case saying that she was not able to contact herhusband and a young daughter in the Valley since the imposition ofclampdown on 5th August. She said that her emotions of losing connectionwith family can’t be described in words.