Elderly woman, teenager martyred, three injured in Indian firing along LoC

Dozens of stone-pelting incidents reported in Srinagar following PM Imran's UN speech

An elderly woman and a 13-year-old boy were martyred and three other civilians including two women injured in unprovoked Indian firing along the Line of Control (LoC) on Sunday, said the military.

The Indian troops resorted to unprovoked firing on civilian population in Nikial and Rakhchikri sectors along the de-facto border, said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

“A 60-year-old woman Salamat Bibi and Zeeshan Ayub, 13, embraced Shahadat (martyrdom) while three citizens including two women injured [in the incident],” it added.

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The injured were taken to nearby hospital for immediate medical treatment.

Pakistani troops befittingly responded to the unprovoked aggression and targeted Indian checkposts involved in the firing.

The Indian occupation forces along the LoC and Working Boundary have continuously been targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars, and automatic weapons since 2017, when they committed 1,970 ceasefire violations.

The Foreign Office has summoned Indian officials several times to condemn the unprovoked firing.

Protests erupt after PM Imran's UNGA speech

Meanwhile, dozens of incidents of stone pelting and protests have been reported Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s main city in Srinagar in the last 48 hours, indicating a sudden worsening of the law and order in the wake of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech at the UN General Assembly on Friday.

Scores of youth took to the streets in at least 15 locations across Srinagar on Friday, immediately after PM Imran concluded his speech, The Hindu reported. They clashed with Indian security forces and raised slogans in favour of the Pakistani premier. The forces used tear gas shells to break up the protests in Batapora, Lal Bazar, Soura, Chanapora, Bagh-e-Mehtab and parts of the old city, the report added.

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Several youth managed to enter mosques and use its public address system to raise anti-India slogans and play religious songs, a police officer, posted in the old city, told The Hindu.

Eight such incidents were recorded by security forces in Srinagar during the daytime on Saturday both in the old city and the uptown area. “There were nine major blockades erected by protesters,” the police officer said.

It’s for the first time since August 20, when around 40 incidents of protests were reported, that the occupied valley saw a sudden spurt in street protests. The police also recorded two incidents where youth burst crackers.

Occupied Jammu and Kashmir is in the grip of an uneasy calm since the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi revoked the valley’s special status on August 5.