Kashmiri resident calls for lift on curfew in disputed area
11 August 2019 |
2:24 pm
Streets appear deserted as people in Kashmir gather at the local government office to call family and to appeal to officials to lift the curfew in the disputed Indian region. The curfew was imposed to suppress any unrest after the Indian government revoked Kashmir's autonomy.
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