Strongly condemning the killing of a civilian, Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, at Panzgam Kupwara by the government forces Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Molvi Umar Farooq said that “direct firing on the protestors depicts how the people are the target of state terrorism in Kashmir.”

He said that “this action of the government forces has no moral or ethical justification and the way forces are targeting unarmed innocent civilians reflects the brutal attitude of the rulers.”

Mirwaiz said “the killing of unarmed civilians has become a routine in Kashmir and there doesn’t exist any accountability for such inhuman crimes against the people and it appears that the people of Kashmir have been left of mercy of government forces.”

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