SRINAGAR – In occupied Kashmir, Chairman of Hurriyat forum, Mirwaiz UmarFarooq in a tweet appreciated the Prime Minister Imran Khan, for condemningthe killings in the territory.

He urged India to resolve the Kashmir dispute through dialogue in line withthe United Nations resolutions.

Indain authorities imposed stringent restrictions in Srinagar, today, toprevent a march towards Lal Chowk against the surge in killings and otherrepressive measures by the Indian forces.

Call for the march and a sit-in protest was given by the Joint ResistanceLeadership to protest against the massacre of 10 youth including fourteenagers by Indian troops at Laroo in Kulgam on Sunday.

Indian police also arrested Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Muhammad Yasin Malik andZafar Akbar Butt when they tried to defy restrictions and lead the march.

Despite restrictions, members of various trade bodies conducted protestmarches at Raj Bagh and Regal Chowk areas of Srinagar. Members of BarAssociation also staged protest in Islamabad town.

Meanwhile, the Joint Resistance Leadership in a statement in Srinagar,today, called for a march towards Kulgam, tomorrow, to offer Fateha for thelatest victims of Indian terrorism and express solidarity with their familymembers.

Earlier, the Leadership in a petition sent to the Secretary General of theUnited Nations, Antonio Guterres, urged him to play his role in ending thekilling spree in the territory.