KL NEWS NETWORK
SRINAGAR
Following the resistance leadership program, hundreds of people held freedom rallies in Hyderpora and Barzulla areas of Srinagar on Friday after the mandatory congregational prayers.
Reports reaching here said that as soon as congregational Friday prayers, people came out on Srinagar Airport road and held freedom protests.
“We tried to march towards Lal Chowk but hundreds of cops foiled our march,” a participant said.
He added that people held protests before men in uniform fired shells to disperse off the people. However, there are no reports of any injury.
In adjoining Pirbagh area, scores of people came out on Airport road raising pro-freedom and pro-Pakistan slogans. They later dispersed off peacefully.
In Barzulla area, reports said that hundreds of people held pro-freedom protests after Friday prayers. However, there was not any stone pelting incident today.
“Funeral prayers in absentia were also held for slain Pakistan soldiers in a local ground,” an eye witness said.
Pakistan on Thursday said that two of its army rangers were killed in cross Line of Control (LoC) firing, however, Delhi said that its soldiers carried out “surgical strikes along LoC killing suspected militants”.
On Thursday evening, hundreds of people held Namaz-i-Jinazah for the slain Pakistan soldiers before forces fired tear gas shells to disperse them off.
In Hazratbal, reports said that police tried to stop media personnel from covering Friday congregational prayers in the Dargah. However, the photo-journalists entered the Dargah premises after some top cops asked men in uniform to not stop them.
“The number of people offering Friday prayers in Dargah was less,” an eye witness said, “however, women raised pro-freedom slogans after the Namaz.”
Reports coming from North Kashmir’s Sopore said that people held pro-freedom protests at Jamia Masjid Sopore, New Colony, Warpora, Botengo and other adjoining areas of Sopore town.
Meanwhile, clashes broke out between forces and protestors at main Chowk Sopore.
