The people particularly the residents of the Kashmir Valley continue to suffer immensely due to continued military lockdown, which entered 125th straight day. On the other hand, a mentally-challenged man identified as 40-year-old Bashir Ahmed Ganai was critically injured after he was fired upon by Indian troops in Pulwama district. The troops fired at Ganai when he was roaming in the area and came close to the wall of the high-security zone at the Awantipora Air Force Station. Meanwhile, the administration has issued notifications banning civilian constructions and repairs near Indian Army’s field ordnance depots in various districts of the Kashmir Valley except if they are approved by the army or top district officials. The move has triggered fear among the masses that it could be a prelude to evicting thousands of residents from their homes. Many people in occupied Kashmir believe that special status of Kashmir was scrapped to facilitate the settlement of outsiders to change the demographic composition of the territory. Meanwhile, All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman Syed Ali Geelani, has appealed to the people to observe the World Human Rights Day, the 10th December, as Black Day to draw the attention of the international community towards the appalling human rights situation in the territory. Syed Ali Geelani in a statement issued in Srinagar also asked the masses to mark the day with complete shutdown to remind the world that it has an obligation to stop Indian repression.
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