According to Kashmir Media Service, the strike call was issued by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik. All shops and business establishments remained shut in Srinagar and other districts of the valley, while traffic flow was minimal. Yasin Malik among 100 Kashmiris detained in IoK raidsThe moves are aimed at preventing protests against the mass detention of over 400 Kashmiris, including Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik and Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir Chief Dr Abdul Hameed Fayaz. Heavy contingents of Indian police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have been deployed in almost all cities of occupied Kashmir. As the occupying forces launched a massive crackdown on Saturday, Indian police arrested Yasin Malik after a raid on his Maisuma residence in Srinagar.

Source: The Express Tribune February 24, 2019 06:58 UTC