An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard during a strike in Srinagar on February 16, 2013. PHOTO: AFP
The officer and the fighter were killed during a gun battle in the southern village of Mandoora, 35 kilometres south of the main city of Srinagar, said Kashmir's police chief Abdul Gani Mir.
"We launched an operation based on intelligence of the presence of militants in the area," he said.
"One of our boys was martyred in the operation," Mir said, adding that a fighter was also killed and three soldiers were injured.
The incident followed calls by a separatist group for a strike in the region to protest at the weekend shootings. Shops and other businesses, along with schools, were closed and traffic was thin on the streets of Srinagar.
Hundreds of police and paramilitary troops were deployed in the inner parts of the city to try to prevent street demonstrations.
On Sunday soldiers opened fire on angry demonstrators, killing one. The demonstrators had been protesting after the military shot dead a teenager just hours earlier during a hunt for militants.
Police have launched an investigation into the weekend shootings. The army has started its own probe, after describing both incidents as regrettable.
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@gp65: Let me give you a name from your books, "Bhagat Singh". And a name that was never taught in your schools, "ilm deen shaheed". You can find more on Google.
@sm: Exactly my point, you call the terrorists of Quetta as freedom fighters. ET is Pakistani press and rightfully does not label freedom fighters in Kashmir as terrorists.
Who is a fighter? Hatf and ET correspondent call fundamentalist, militants figther. Hatf and ET so-called that fighters kill there native land innocent people and minority people on the name of religion and independence. I and so many people of my Kashmiri Hindu community live in exile by the grace of these so called fighters .Who fight for us no anybody these Muslim fundamentalist militant kill us minorities people .how Haftand ET call these militants fighter.
We kashmiris won't accept the tyranic rule of India... Those who are defending India here have double standards. Would they tell why their father and mother India is stopping kashmiris from peaceful protest demonstrations? When they do so then militancy come into being... And freedom fighters have alway been called terrorists. No problem.
@Desi:
yes,and we call balochi nationalist's as freedom fighters, any problem there? and the attack on Jinnah's resort was the freedom struggle of balochi people and not a terror attack, and Pakistani army is oppressing the innocent balochi people.
@priyank: Astaghfarullah! @Amit Lunia: erm, sixteen? @wierdity: LOL to you too @realitycheck: bingo! @Desi: (Chuckle) Good ones, mate
@priyank: Chill Priyanka, you call them terrorist but others call them freedom fighters. Remember, pre-1947 we who Britishers called terrorists.
@realitycheck: Let me give you a reality check genocide what is happening in quetta is terrorism and India has some role in some parts of unrest in Baluchistan, no religion or sect of Islam is supporting that, it is not state sponsored like Gujrat's state sponsored genocide of Muslims. or state sponsored genocide of Sikhs in Punjab. or State sponsored genocide in Kashmir of Muslims. Or the christain–
Yes, we heard about this one of very few cases. She is safe and sound and was protected by the law of the land. Have you heard about Christian killings in Orissa, Karnataka and Kerala? Do you know how to use google? asylum—
There are millions of Muslims who crossed borders from Kashmir and all over india to take Asylem in Pakistan. My own family moved in early 60s to Pakistan to get protected and we are happy we made that move. Other than Muslims, you will find so many Sikhs and Christians who got assylum in Canada, I have met with those people personally. balkanization
We do remember what game India played in Bangladesh and we all know what dirty game India is playing in Baluchistan and Quetta.
Fighter ? According to Wiktionary : Terrorist : A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals; frequently in an attempt to coerce either a more powerful opponent, (such as a citizen or group targeting a government), or conversely, a weaker opponent, (such as a government, or even an internal citizen or group, being targeted by a larger government).
Nice attempt of covering up this terrorist ET. But you FAILED.
@ Hatf XX: whats happening in Peshawar and Quetta? Are they not part pf Pakistan...
@priyank, I partially agree, a "freedom fighter" shouldn't be called a "fighter" (just).
@Hatf XX: LOL! You sure dont lack imagination and creativity. You lack touch with reality but that's ok. You more than compensate for that with your creativity. Say hello to Zaid Hamid for me.i sure miss him and i dont hear much from him anymore. LOL!
half xx
ET news headlines : yesterday, today , day after tomorrow and the day after
"Pakistan bleeds with Hazara blood, do you even care?"
Shias Killed, ahmadi killed, bomb blast kill__ today( fill in the blanks)
"It stands isolated in the world due to its genocide of millions of Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and Daleets. Very sad end to a once ok country."
do you know how many zeros are there in One million
And congrats ET for coining a new term for terrorist ie 'fighter'... Pakistan has really proved itself once again !
@Hatf XX congrats zaid hamid for this wonderful post ! Welcome to ET ! Looking forward to your insightful comments !
This is much than in pakistan ET minfd just business of pakistan
This indicates the. dream of Azadi is about to become reality. Sadly, balkanization of india looks inevitable in the very near future with innumerable tehriqs and no help expected from even america. It stands isolated in the world due to its genocide of millions of Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and Daleets. Very sad end to a once ok country.
We should make our stand clear else a flood of refugees is about to attempt asylum.
Violence, where-ever Islam is.