SRINAGAR – In occupied Kashmir, thousands of people attended the funeralprayers of martyred youth at different places in Pulwama and Shopiandistricts.
To accommodate the huge rush of people, multiple funeral prayers were heldfor Dr Shamsul Haq Mengnoo, Shoaib Ahmed Shah and Amir Sohail Butt inDraggad and Shirmal areas of Shopian and for Syed Rubaan Shah, Sabzar AhmadMir and Towseef Ahmad Itoo in Lassipora and Nowpora Payeen areas of Pulwamadistrict. The mourners raised high-pitched anti-India and pro-freedomslogans.
Indian troops during cordon and search operations martyred Dr Shamsul HaqMengnoo, Shoaib Ahmed Shah and Amir Sohail Butt at Heff Shirmal in Shopian,yesterday, and Syed Rubaan Shah, Sabzar Ahmad Mir and Towseef Ahmad Itoo inCharar-e-Sharif area of Badgam district on Monday.
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani,telephonically addressing from Srinagar the participants of the funeral ofDr Shamsul Haq asked the Kashmiri people remain steadfast in safeguardingthe sacrifices of the martyrs and resisting India’s illegal occupation overJammu and Kashmir.
The twin districts also observed complete shutdown to mourn the killing ofyouth. All shops and business establishments remained closed in the twindistricts while traffic was off the road.
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The occupation authorities deployed Indian police and paramilitarypersonnel at various places in Pulwama town to prevent people from stagingdemonstrations against the killings.
Meanwhile, mobile internet services remained suspended on the thirdconsecutive day, today, in parts of Pulwama.