DIRECTIONS FOR ALL DAYS Protests be held across Jammu and Kashmir.

Lockdown all routes leading to your mohallas, villages and localities by every means during night to protect

people in general and youth in particular from raids and arrests by Indian forces and J&K police.

Shutdown across J&K on all days except the relaxation mentioned in the program.

Play Islamic and Azadi Taranas in Masjids from Magrib to Isha.

AUGUST 20 (Saturday)(Relaxation from6 pm to 6 am)

Azadi Road Shows: March towards district headquarters on two-wheelers (motorcycles and bicycles) and by foot; If/wherever stopped, assemble, occupy and protest there till evening

AUGUST 19 (Friday)(10 pm to 6 am)

Joint resistance leadership to jointly offer Friday prayers at Aripanthan , Beerwah Budgam to pay homage to four youth who were martyred there. People should reach Aripanthan Beerwah before Friday prayers

AUGUST 23 (Tuesday)(Relaxation from 6 pm to 6 am)

Women’s Protest: Assemble/occupy local ‘chowks’/centers from Zuhr to Asr in vicinity of mohallas, villages and localities. Protest peacefully

AUGUST 24 (Wednesday)(Relaxation from 6 pm to 6 am)

· Assessment Drive: Resistance/Masjid committees in all villages/localities to visit each household and prepare a list of needy

· Also visit families of martyrs and injured; prepare a detailed list of family and their needs· Make arrangements for their support

AUGUST 25 (Thursday)(Relaxation from 10 pm to 6 am)

· Graffiti Day: Paint all roads, lanes, walls, post and poles with resistance slogans· Protest against recent attack on Mosques by Indian forces including 27th anniversary of Jamia Masjid siege· Protest from Asr to Magrib

AUGUST 21 (Sunday)(Relaxation from6 pm to 6 am)

Poster letter to pro-India legislators—asking all MLAs/MLCs/Ministers to resign from government and party positions—be pasted on every wall, post and pole around your residences and in localities

· Assemble and occupy local ‘chowks’/centers from 3 pm to 5pm

AUGUST 22 (Monday) (Relaxation from 10 pm to 6 am)

SOURCE: JOINT RESISTANCE LEADERSHIP'S PRESS RELEASE

JOINT RESISTANCE LEADERSHIP’S NEW PROTEST CALENDAR

· March from every Mohalla, village, locality towards respective tehsil headquarters· Offer Zuhr prayers at Tehsil Headquarters· After Zuhr prayer, hold “Referendum Congregations” for freedom of J&K· Block all roads towards/around Civil Secretariat Srinagar, DC and Tehsil offices; ensure no employee should join the duty.

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Government’s attendance ‘diktat’ to employees evokes sharp criticism‘Ensure our safety, hassle-free movement first, then talk of attending duties’

Modi crossed ‘red line’ by talking about Balochistan, says Pakistan

India hits back: Pak recognizes no red lines in its diplomacy

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 18: Reacting to Pakistan Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nafis Zakaria’s statement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi crossed the “red line” by talking about Balochistan, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said it finds it an extraordinary remark by a country which recognises no red line in its diplomacy.

UNHCHR seeks ‘access’ to Kashmir, India downplays moveWill welcome any UN rights team visit to PaK, says Islamabad

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 18: India on Thursday downplayed remarks by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) over denial of permission by Indian government to visit Jammu and Kashmir, saying it has been constructively engaged with the UN body to project a "correct picture" of the state.

‘NO POLICY SHIFT’New Delhi, Aug 18: Amid a debate over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments on Balo-chistan in his I-Day address, External Affairs Ministry on Thursday indicated that the remarks did not constitute a policy shift as being construed.

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said the Prime Minister had been thanked by people of Balochistan and Pakistan-administered-Kashmir, including Gilgit-Baltistan, for flagging their problems at an all-party meeting here last week and, moved by their messages, he talked about them in his speech from the Red Fort.

Volunteers disallow ‘fact-finding team’ from Delhi to meet injured

Islamabad to ‘forcefully’ raise Kashmir issue at UNGA next monthIslamabad, Aug 18: Pakistan on Thurs-day said India’s Prime Minister Naren-dra Modi crossed the “red line” by talking about Balochistan and asserted that it will “forcefully” raise the Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly session next month.

“The Prime Minister strongly plead-ed the case of Kashmir during General Assembly session last year and we will again forcefully raise the issue,” Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said.

PAKISTAN’S RECORD OF CROSS-BORDER TERRORISM AND INFILTRATION IS AT THE HEART OF THE PROBLEMS IN THE REGION TODAY. AND THIS NOT JUST INDIA’S VIEW. YOU CAN ASK SOME OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE REGION TOO-Vikas Swarup, MEA Spokesperson, India

INDIA IS INVOLVED IN SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES IN

BALOCHISTAN AND KARACHI. IT IS REFERRING TO BALOCHISTAN

TO COVER UP ITS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN KASHMIR

-Nafees Zakari, FO Spokesperson, Pakistan

Peer Saifullah needs medical aid: GeelaniSrinagar, Aug 18: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani on Thursday expressed serious con-cern over “deteriorat-ing” health of the Hurri-yat leader Peer Saifullah who is lodged at Police Station Humhama for the past 36 days.

“Peer Saifullah had undergone tumour operation last year and every month he has to visit Apollo Hospital in New Delhi for a check-up. After his condition deteriorated yesterday he was taken to Budgam hospital by police. The doctors there advised him to visit the Apollo hospital immediately,” Geelani told Greater Kashmir over phone.

He said the family members of Peer Saifullah are worried about his well-being and have expressed apprehensions about his falling health.

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Aug 18: The J&K Govern-ment’s stern directive to its employ-ees to ensure their attendance in offices came in for severe criti-cism on Thursday, with leaders of employees asking the government to ensure their safety and security first before asking them to report for duties.

In a bid to break the ongoing unrest which entered its 40th day Wednesday, the State Government warned of stern action against employees if they failed to attend their duties.

“Chief Secretary directed the administrative secretaries to ensure that all the employees working in the departments under their adminis-trative control including the subor-dinate offices attend their duties regularly. It was further directed that the employees who remain un-authorizedly absent should be asked to report to their duties, fail-ing which action as warranted under rules should be initiated against them,” the record note of the meet-ing chaired by Chief Secretary on August 17, reads. A copy of this note is in possession of Greater Kashmir.

Victims recount ‘night of terror’ at KhrewSoldiers thrashed people mercilessly from 10.30 pm to 3 am, says terrified PDP Sarpanch; Slain youth’s brothers have fractured limbs, bruised bodies; 100 injured in army action

Little Nouman tries to wake up slain father‘Biggest tragedy for a father is when he shoulders his son’s coffin’

Army ‘regrets’ lecturer’s killing, orders probeGoC Satish Dua dismisses reports of army being called out to handle ongoing uprising

ABID BASHIR

Srinagar, Aug 18: The Army on Thursday said it regrets the death of a lecturer in thrashing by soldiers in Khrew area of Pulwama dis-trict last night and has ordered an inquiry into the “incident.” It also said law and order wasn’t its domain and that its primary objective was to “fight militants.”

Talking to reporters on the side-lines of a passing-out parade at JAKLI Centre at Rangreth, General Officer Commanding of Army's Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Lt Gen Satish Dua, regretted the Khrew killing and said a probe has been ordered.

BJP slams Omar for leading ‘opposition meet’

Rana slams BJP, PDP: ‘Stop playing dirty politics’

Jammu, Aug 18: Nation-al Conference’s Provin-cial President (Jammu), Devender Singh Rana, on Thursday cautioned Bharatiya Janata Party that the current spate of deaths in Jammu and Kashmir are “hurting the psyche of people, thus further alienating and distancing them from the mainstream.”

Rajnath reviews Kashmir situation

Zeid Ra'ad al-HusseinUNHCHR

Aiyer, Jha face resistance at SMHS hospital; Delegation says ‘we are here to listen to people’

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Aug 18: A fact-finding non-governmen-tal team from New Delhi arrived here on Thursday to meet civilians injured during the ongoing unrest

in Kashmir. However, two members of the team—Mani Shankar Aiyar (MP) and Prem Shankar Jha (Jour-nalist)— were not allowed to meet the injured by volun-teers at SMHS hospital here.

Sources told Greater Kashmir that the team com-prising Aiyar, Jha,Vinod Sharma, MK Venu, Ruby Arun, Shabnam Hashmi (social activist,) Kapil Kak (Rtd Air Marshall), OP Shah and Muhammad Hassan Ul Bana (social activist) arrived here to what they said “listen to people in Kashmir.”

Ram Madhav meets Governor VohraJammu/Srinagar, Aug 18: The BJP on Thursday attacked National Confer-ence leader Omar Abdullah for "absolving" Pakistan of its role in the current turmoil in Kashmir and accused the opposition parties of "aggravating the prevailing situation" to destabilise the coalition government in the state.

New Delhi, Aug 18: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir as the unrest in Kashmir Valley continues unabated for more than one month.

During the hour-long meeting, the Home Minister took stock of the situation in the state along with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

MUDDASIR ALI/ZEHRU NISSA

Srinagar, Aug 18: Two brothers of Shabir Ahmad Mungoo of Khrew Pulwama, who was beaten to death by Army during mid-night raids in the area, have suffered serious fractures in their limbs with bruises all over their bodies due to thrashing by the soldiers.

In his mid-20s, Zahoor Ahmad, the younger brother of Shabir who was a lec-turer, has, according to doctors at Bone & Joints Hospital here, multiple fractures in his both arms while his legs are badly injured and wrapped in bandage. He has bruises all over his body.

“I and my two brothers (Javaid Ahmad and Shabir) were dragged out by the army personnel from our house and beaten out-side along with scores of youth from the locality,” Zahoor, a sumo driver, recounted.

ABID BASHIR

Shaar(Khrew), Aug 18: Amid wails echoing from every side in this locality in Kherw area of south Kashmir’s Pampore township, 15-month-old Nouman on Thurs-day became the center of attraction for hundreds of mourners. With women beating their chests, and men flooding the residence of slain lecturer Shabir Ahmed Mungoo, the little Nouman—the lone son of Shabir—was trying hard to wake up his dead father.

“Papa, Papa, utho, utho (Papa, wake up),” the kid shouted loudly as the body of his father was sur-rounded by the mourners. Thousands had gathered at the residence of slain Shabir to participate in his funeral prayers.

See Modi crossed...on Pg-8 See India hits back...on Pg-8

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See UNHCHR seeks...on Pg-8

See Rajnath...on Pg-8 See BJP slams...on Pg-8

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Army beats lecturer to death in Khrew

Holding guns, knives and iron-rods, soldiers beat 100 people to pulp in terrifying nocturnal raid; 200 houses, 110 vehicles also damaged; Locals say ‘it was like doomsday’; Police registers FIR against

‘unknown security personnel’; Freedom rallies held across South Kashmir; March to UN office foiled

with stringent curfew; PDP MLA’s house attacked in Shopian; Forces hit ambulance driver with bullet

ABID BASHIR

Khrew (Pulwama), Aug 18: A 30-year-old lecturer from Shaar-Shali locality in Khrew area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama dis-trict was beaten to death by Army in a nocturnal raid while at least 100 people—including elderly and children—received grave injuries

in ruthless thrashing by soldiers during the dead of the night, reports and witnesses said on Thursday. Over 90 vehicles includ-ing tippers were also damaged by soldiers while windowpanes, doors and electronic gadgets of over 200 houses were smashed during the night-long raid, they said.

See Army beats...on Pg-8

L-R: Slain lecturer Shabir Ahmad; A youth beaten to pulp in Khrew area.

Two brothers of slain lecturer Shabir Ahmad, at B&J hospital

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