As the world experiences a lockdown for the first time, the long suffering people of Kashmir are in their tenth month of lockdown.
Srinagar, India-administered Kashmir – For seven million residents of India-administered Kashmir, lockdowns are not new – but had made the month of Ramadan all the more harder.
Manzoor Ahmad, a pharmacy owner breaking his fast at his shop. The hospitals with poor infrastructure in the region have been struggling to meet the health crisis caused by pandemic. There have been more than 1,000 positive coronavirus cases and 19 deaths. India-administered Kashmir continues under lockdown to combat the virus. (Masrat Zahra / TRTWorld)
Kashmiris have been struggling with hardships as the government has imposed a strict lockdown for the last three months to combat the highly contagious coronavirus. This is the second lockdown in the disputed region, that had slowly started to turn to normalcy only in February.
Ghulam Mohiudin sells dried corn outside a shrine in Srinagar, in India-administered Kashmir. Due to the repeated lockdowns in the region it had caused unemployment and given setback to the region’s economy. While there have been relaxations at many places in India, the strict restrictions in Kashmir continue due to coronavirus. (Masrat Zahra / TRTWorld)
The first lockdown in the region started in August 5 last year, when the Indian-government stripped the disputed region of its limited autonomy triggering outrage and protests.
The move was followed by repressive measures of a complete communication lockdown and severe military restrictions.
Khadija, a destitute woman sitting on the stairs of a mosque in Srinagar, India-administered Kashmir, as places of worship are under lockdown in the holy month of Ramadan. (TRTWorld)Muhammad Tahir Shah, a lone worshipper at a mosque in India-administered Kashmir. (Masrat Zahra / TRTWorld)Women feed dried corn to pigeons in the main city of Srinagar, India-administered Kashmir. (Masrat Zahra / TRTWorld)
