The residence of Gowhar Tantry, a member of the Special Operations Group, was set on fire on Tuesday evening as mobs continued to attack policemen, politicians and party offices in south Kashmir. Reacting to the Prime Minister’s meeting in Delhi, the separatists said: “Kashmir is neither an issue of law and order nor an economic problem. According to a police spokesman, stone throwing continued on Wednesday and “stray and intermittent incidents were reported from 13 places in north and south Kashmir.” A police officer was attacked by militants in Shopian district, he said. In a joint statement, the separatist leaders extended the shutdown call by two days and asked Pakistan-occupied Kashmir “to join them in the protests.”They welcomed United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement on Kashmir. “The U.N. should come forward and take solid steps to resolve the Kashmir issue,” the statement said.

Source: The Hindu July 13, 2016 19:57 UTC