Complete shutdown in occupied Kashmir

ISLAMABAD: In occupied Kashmir, complete strike is being observed today (Saturday) in protest against the attack on the senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Shabbir Ahmad Shah and destruction of the properties of Muslims and Hurriyet leaders by Hindu extremists in Jammu region.The call for the strike was given by the All Parties Hurriyet Conference Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and senior Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani, local media reported.All business centres, educational institutions and courts are closed and traffic is off the road. Meanwhile, a young boy succumbed to his injuries who was critically injured by Indian police firing at Nowhatta in Srinagar. A large number of people including Hurriyet leaders participated in his funeral at Mazar-e-Shuda Eidhgah.Later, the APHC leaders led a march from Mazar-e-Shuda to Nawab Bazaar. The protestors chanted anti-India slogans.