Still, thousands of security forces in battle fatigues patrolled some residential areas in Srinagar, Kashmir’s summer capital, asking people to stay indoors, witnesses said.
Sunday, 11 July 2010 16:04
Indian authorities lifted a six-day curfew on Sunday most of Muslim-majority Kashmir valley, but a strike called by pro-independence leaders to protest against recent civilian killings kept shops and offices closed.
Indian security forces have been struggling to control a wave of demonstrations in the Kashmir valley after being accused of killing 15 civilians — many of them teenagers — in a month.
Still, thousands of security forces in battle fatigues patrolled some residential areas in Srinagar, Kashmir’s summer capital, asking people to stay indoors, witnesses said.
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