In pictures: India locks down occupied Kashmir

Pictures from India's lockdown on IOK
August 05, 2019

PHOTO: REUTERS

Authorities in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK) placed large parts of the region under lockdown early Monday while India sent in tens of thousands of additional troops and traded accusations of clashes with Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC).

A woman holds her child as she walks past security personnel under rain in Jammu on August 5, 2019. (Photo: AFP)


Security personnel question motorists on a street in occupied Jammu on August 5, 2019. (Photo: Rakesh BAKSHI / AFP)


Security personnel stand guard on a street in occupied Jammu on August 5, 2019. (Photo: Rakesh BAKSHI / AFP)


People make their way along a street in occupied Jammu on August 5, 2019. (Photo: Rakesh BAKSHI / AFP)


Security personnel stand guard on a street in occupied Jammu on August 5, 2019. (Photo: Rakesh BAKSHI / AFP)


Indian security personnel stop residents during restrictions in occupied Jammu, August 5, 2019. (Photo: REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta)


Indian security personnel stand guard along a deserted street during restrictions in occupied Jammu, August 5, 2019. (Photo: REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta)



Fayaz Ahmad Mir (C) member of Parliament representing the state of Jammu & Kashmir in Rajya Sabha interact with media at the Parliament house in New Delhi on August 5, 2019. (Photo: AFP)


An Indian security personnel stands guard along a deserted street during restrictions in occupied Jammu, August 5, 2019. (Photo: REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta)


Security personnel patrol a street in Srinagar August 5, 2019 in this still image taken from a video. (Photo: ANI via REUTERS)


Consequently, pro-Kashmir Pakistani protesters held a rally at the diplomatic enclave in Islamabad on Monday, August 5, and shouted anti-Indian slogans as they denounce the ongoing situation of political unrest in IoK.

Pakistani Kashmiri hold placards during an anti-Indian protest in Islamabad on August 5, 2019. (Photo: AAMIR QURESHI / AFP)


Pakistani Kashmiri shout anti-Indian slogans during a protest in Islamabad on August 5, 2019. (Photo: AAMIR QURESHI / AFP)


A Pakistani Kashmiri holds a placard during an anti-Indian protest in Islamabad on August 5, 2019. (Photo: AAMIR QURESHI / AFP)


Pakistani Kashmiri shout anti-Indian slogans during a protest in Islamabad on August 5, 2019. (Photo: AAMIR QURESHI / AFP)
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