India has sent thousands of more paramilitary troops into Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), already one of the world's most militarised zones, after a string of targeted killings in recent weeks, officials said Wednesday. More were on their way to the occupied territory, he added. Since then tens of thousands of people, mostly civilians, have been martyred by the Indian security forces. Police and paramilitary troops in bulletproof gear and wielding automatic rifles have intensified frisk searches of residents, including children, on the streets. Newly deployed troops are now visible around many new checkpoints set up in recent weeks across the city of Srinagar.

Source: The Express Tribune November 11, 2021 08:50 UTC