The Associated Press has published a lengthy humanitarian report on the suffering of people in Muslim-majority Kashmir.
The report monitors attempts by Kashmiris to move quickly to buy their basic food needs before dawn, then run home before 6 am, where curfews are enforced for up to 24 hours indefinitely.
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Riyad Ahmed, 35, recounts his daily suffering to provide for the basic needs of his family and those around him in Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir.
"I walk a few kilometers a day on narrow, winding streets in the darkness at about 5 am until we reach farmers who sell fresh vegetables and milk," Ahmed said.
"Also on the way, I buy some groceries and essential medicines that store owners and pharmacists store in their homes."
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"The biggest crisis is that all of this should be done very quickly. I should come back before 6 am."
Shortly after dawn, riot police and soldiers, wearing fully riot gear and armed with automatic rifles, quickly began occupying roads and streets in Srinagar and the city's old quarters, setting up checkpoints, steel barriers and thorny Islam at all entry points. And out in the heart of urban areas known for anti-India protests and clashes.
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Empty streets in Kashmir amid tight security
Riad Ahmed and his friend Adel Bhatt say they stay at home watching television all day long. When evening arrives and the soldiers withdraw from the main streets, easing restrictions on them, a new journey "hunting for food" begins.
Complete siege
The agency pointed out that the Kashmir region is currently suffering from a state of "complete blockade", or what is described as "unprecedented security closure" both curfew up to 24 hours indefinitely, and cut off communications almost completely.
And pushed the Indian government in New Delhi tens of thousands of troops and crowds to Kashmir to avoid further unrest, after it issued earlier, a decision to abolish the autonomy of the region.
The government has also cut off all telephone and Internet services, whether land or mobile, to suffer more than a million people living in Kashmir in what looks like a complete blockade.
The Indian government decided on Friday to ease the strict curfew to allow the predominantly Muslim population to perform Friday prayers at local mosques.
The Indian government fears a repeat of the unrest, which occurred in 2008, 2010 and 2016.
The government has been restricting Kashmiris in previous mass uprisings, but this is the first time telephone and Internet services have been cut.
Kashmiris fear that the Indian government's decision to abolish autonomy would change the demographic structure of Kashmir by opening the door for Hindus to settle in the region and expel Muslims from India's only Muslim-majority region.
Great prison
He described many people in Kashmir as living in what is similar to the "Great Prison", in which all the inhabitants of the region.
"I had to walk more than 7 kilometers with my sick aunt a few days ago to find a doctor to treat her," said Riad Ahmed of the Grand Prison.
"I also realize that it is very frustrating to walk twice the distance to avoid checkpoints and roadblocks."
The Associated Press said:
"The Kashmiris used to live the experience of survival in the Great Prison, so they used to store necessities, especially during the harsh winter months."
But the biggest crisis for them is the acute shortage of essential medicines, especially for those with chronic diseases.
The agency quoted Mohammad Akbar, a craftsman in the timber industry: "Repeatedly is made making Kashmir a prison for all the population."
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"We will never forgive India for this brazen collective punishment against us."
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Friday prayers in Kashmir amid tight security
"They say that the decision of the Indian government for development and anti-corruption, but we know that all lies are an assault on our identity and culture and a long-term plan to change the demographics of Kashmir," Akbar said.
The Indian government announced the abolition of the constitutional autonomy of Kashmir, in light of great tension in this region which is experiencing a separatist insurgency.
According to the news agencies that the Hindu authorities adopted a presidential decree abolishing the special status granted to the state of Jammu Kashmir, which was guaranteed in the Indian Constitution. The announcement was made in Parliament by Interior Minister Amit Shah.
The Indian authorities in Kashmir announced earlier that it had imposed a ban on public gatherings in Srinagar and surrounding cities, and ordered the closure of schools and universities in the state of Jammu until further notice, due to renewed tension between New Delhi and Islamabad Concerning the disputed territory.
Local authorities in Kashmir have decided to impose a ban in the region to prevent tensions between the warring parties, the Indian business website said.
India accuses Pakistan of funding armed militants as well as separatist groups in Indian-administered Kashmir. Islamabad denies the Indian charges and says it only provides diplomatic and moral support to the separatist movement.
There have also been several protests in Pakistan, as the government announced its strong condemnation of India's decision to abolish the special status of the disputed Kashmir between the two countries.
The Pakistani military also reaffirmed its commitment to the people of Kashmir and its readiness to move to the extreme in this regard, hours after India announced its intention to abolish the special status of the region and transfer to a federal mandate.
According to "Radio Pakistan," Pakistani Chief of Staff, Qamar Javed Bajwa, during a meeting, on Tuesday, to the commanders of troops to discuss the situation in Kashmir, "Pakistan stands firmly on the side of Kashmiris in their just struggle to the end," stressing: "We are ready and will go to The extent to which that obligation is fulfilled. "
The Pakistani Foreign Ministry announced that Islamabad had decided to withdraw its diplomats from New Delhi and expel the Indian diplomat from its territory in response to India's decision on Kashmir.
A meeting of the Government's National Security Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, in the presence of defense, interior and foreign ministers, concluded decisions to "reduce the level of diplomatic relations with India, suspend bilateral trade, review bilateral arrangements, and bring the issue to United Nations, including the UN Security Council. "
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Human suffering in the streets of Kashmir after tight security
The Government of Pakistan has also decided to completely stop cultural contacts with India, including the cancellation of all planned joint activities in this area.
"We have decided to stop using all kinds of entertainment content from India," said Firdous Asheq Awan, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan for Media and Broadcasting.
The official told reporters that the National Security Council of the Republic decided to establish a special department to combat "Hindu ideology on all fronts." According to Awan, Indian materials contain "false propaganda", which "poisoned the minds" of Pakistani youth, as quoted by the website "Down".
The official told reporters that the National Security Council of the Republic has decided to establish a special department to combat "Hindu ideology on all fronts."
The adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, on Thursday, that her country will prevent the screening of Indian films in cinemas, according to "Reuters."
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