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Pakistani flag hoisted at Kashmir CM’s house

During the protest, demonstrators pelted Mufti Sayeed’s ancestral residence in the Baba Mohallah area

News Desk November 25, 2015

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Protesters in Indian-administered Kashmir hoisted Pakistan’s flag at the ancestral residence of the territory’s chief minister on Tuesday, reported the Indian Express.

According to the daily, the residents of Bijbhera, the ancestral town of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, took to the streets in protest against the killing of three Kashmiri youths by Indian troops. The three were killed in an encounter in the village of Sulligam.

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During the protest, demonstrators pelted Mufti Sayeed’s ancestral residence in the Baba Mohallah area of Bijbhera with stones, said the Indian Express. Quoting local sources, it said some youths also hoisted Pakistan’s flag at the chief minister’s ancestral house.

Meanwhile, a shutdown persisted elsewhere in Indian-administered Kashmir in protest against Monday’s killings. The strike call had been given by All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman Syed Ali Geelani.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 25^th, 2015.