SRINAGAR – In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of stateterrorism martyred two Kashmiri youth in Srinagar city today. Bodies of theyouth, Rasiq Nabi Butt and Shabbir Ahmed, were recovered from the debris ofresidential houses destroyed by the troops at Balhama Khunmoh on theoutskirts of the city.

People staged forceful demonstrations in Pulwama town, Tral, Nawdal,Awantipora, Aghanzipora and other areas of Pulwama district against thekilling of the youth.

Indian troops and police used brute force against the demonstrators,triggering clashes between the protesters and the forces’ personnel.Thousands of people attended the funeral prayers of youth amid high-pitchedpro-freedom, pro-Pakistan and anti-India slogans. The bodies of themartyred youth were shrouded in Pakistani flag.

The killings led to complete shutdown in Pulwama district. The occupationauthorities had sealed all roads leading to Awantipora and adjoiningvillages and ordered closure of all educational institutions to preventpeople particularly students from holding demonstrations against thekillings.

The authorities also continued to snap mobile Internet services inAwantipora on the second consecutive day and suspended the train servicebetween Banihal and Srinagar.

Meanwhile,in Geneva, speakers at a seminar held on the sidelines of theongoing 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council called for granting theright to self-determination to the peoples and nations struggling toachieve this right across the world.