Kashmir remains tense over civilian killings

Restrictions in parts of Srinagar and Pulwama; magisterial probe ordered Kashmir remained tense today following the killing of two civilians, including a woman, in Pulwama district on Sunday. A shutdown call by separatists disrupted life. The authorities imposed curfew-like restrictions in parts of Srinagar and south Kashmir’s Pulwama district to prevent protests in wake of the civilian killings. Shaista Hameed (21) and Danish Rasheed (19), both students, were killed on Sunday after security forces allegedly opened fire during clashes with protesters at Lelhar Kakapora in Pulwama, where a local Lashkar-e-Toiba militant,…

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