Occupied Kashmir a ‘living hell’, says NYT in first report out of lockdown state

NEW YORK, Aug 11 (APP):In its first dispatch after India's clamp down on occupied Kashmir, The New York Times said the restive state, which is cut off from the world, had become a "living hell" for people languishing in their homes amid tight curfew. "On the streets of Srinagar, Kashmir’s biggest city, security officers tied black bandannas over their faces, grabbed their guns and took positions behind checkpoints," the Times …

NEW YORK, Aug 11 (APP):In its first dispatch after India’s clamp down on occupied Kashmir, The New York Times said the restive state, which is cut off from the world, had become a “living hell” for people languishing in their homes amid tight curfew.

“On the streets of Srinagar, Kashmir’s biggest city, security officers tied black bandannas over their faces, grabbed their guns and took positions behind checkpoints,” the Times said in a dispatch from Srinagar. “People glanced out the windows of their homes, afraid to step outside. Many were cutting back on meals and getting hungry.”

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