The separatists had initially called for strike till July 11. "The youth will be the focus of my government's welfare initiatives," Mehbooba said. Apart from 36 people killed, more than a thousand have been wounded in clashes between security forces and protesters since Saturday. "I am facing a challenging task, but I won't let my people down," she said in Srinagar after paying homage on Martyr's Day to commemorate 22 killed in police firing in 1931. Nowhatta, where she spoke, had witnessed clashes on Saturday.She appealed to people not to fall prey to those trying to disturb peace even as separatist groups extended their shut-down call in Kashmir till July 15 to protest the killings.

Source: Times of India July 13, 2016 22:29 UTC