In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state , martyred five youth in Shopian district, today, bringing the toll to six in last two days.

The youth were killed by troops during a siege and search operation in Kellar area of the district. The operation was going on till last reports came in.

The troops also martyred a youth and destroyed a residential house in Chankhan area of Sopore town, yesterday.The forum led by the veteran Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani in a statement issued in Srinagar said that the communal and the fascist forces in India with the full backing of BJP-led government were hell-bent upon eliminating the internationally disputed status of Jammu and Kashmir. The forum warned of the possibility of a destructive war in South Asia if the long-pending dispute was not addressed as per aspirations of the Kashmiri people.

APHC leader, Zafar Akbar Butt addressing public meetings during his visit to Chadora area of Nawgam said that the Kashmir dispute must be resolved as per the Security Council resolutions.

Another APHC leader, Syed Bashir Andrabi speaking at a seminar in Pulwama stressed the need for a joint strategy to cope with the BJP agenda of permanently settling the non-Kashmiris in the territory. The seminar was organised by the Kashmir Freedom Front.

The Hurriyet Conference Jammu and Kashmir organized a camp in Srinagar and distributed relief goods including blankets and eatables among the flood victims. Senior Hurriyet leaders including Shabbir Ahmad Shah and Farooq Ahmad Dar were present on the occasion.