The ongoing Kashmir uprising impacted the Chenab Valley and Pir Panchal regions in Jammu province too and the killing of young Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8—which set Kashmir on fire—made people in these regions feel the pain of Kashmiris. The reports of rights violation in Kashmir and civilian killings by forces triggered a spontaneous reaction in all major towns of erstwhile Doda district where people staged series of protests and observed shutdowns to express solidarity with Kashmiris. In July, when the uprising started, people of Chenab Valley…
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