SRINAGAR – Pakistan Prime Minister Shabid Khaqa has harshly responded tothe brutal killings of innocent Kashmiris at the hands of Indian Army.

Brutal killing of innocent Kashmiris by Indian Forces is unacceptable andagainst U.N laws.

In occupied Kashmir link> , IndianMilitary has used chemicals weapons, resorted to pellet guns, tear gasshells fire and ultimately straight fire at the protesting Kashmiris, mediareports have surfaced.

The death toll of martyred youth by Indian forces’ actions in southKashmir’s Shopian and Islamabad districts on Sunday has mounted to 17 afteranother youth succumbed at Soura hospital in Srinagar.

The martyred youth was identified as Iqbal Butt, of Khasipora Shopian.Reports said that Iqbal had received bullet injury in his abdomen.

Earlier, 16 youths were killed in different firing and siege and searchoperations launched by Indian troops in two districts Shopian and Islamabadof southKashmir link> . Three army menwere also killed in the attacks in same districts.

With Iqbal’s killing, the death toll of people mounted to 17, including 13youth in siege and search operations and four in firing on protesters andfunerals.

Over 100 civilians were injured and many of them are critical. In theoperations troops destroyed four residential houses also.