Syed Shahriyar Hussaini
SRINAGAR
“It is Karbala in Kashmir, O God save us,” thus sang hundreds of youth who held a candle light protest in summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday evening.
Just after Maghrib prayers were over, youth including children and elderly, assembled outside Masjid-i-Abu Talib at Hassan Abad Rainawari in Old Srinagar and held a protest demonstration against civilian killings in Kashmir since July 09, 2016.
A joint effort by Shias and Sunnis – tow sects of Muslims – the Srinagarities tried to highlight the “highhandedness” in Kashmir and sought justice to the victim families.
At least 49 civilians were killed by forces after protests erupted against killing of popular militant Commander Burhan Wani on July 08 evening in Kokernag area of South Kashmir.
The groups of protestors sang Nasheeds in honour of the slain persons and held special prayers for them.
People chanted pr0-freedom and anti-India slogans while people also recited Fateha and prayed for the “martyrs” of Kashmir.
