Kulgam sealed to foil march called by separatists

Srinagar, (PTK): The south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, which on Sunday witnessed killings of seven civilians and three militants, have been sealed to prevent a the protest rally initiated by the separatist leadership.

Joint Resistance Leadership, comprising Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik, had yesterday appealed the people of Kashmir to march towards Kulgam to pay homage and express solidarity with the families of the civilians killed in a blast in Larnoo village of the district on Sunday.

As per reports, all roads leading to Kulgam have been sealed with a heavy deployment of police and paramilitary forces. All entry and exit points to the district have been blocked.