Security forces tried to chase away the mob but the attackers were regrouping and intermittently hurling stones, he said.
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The official statement said, “The Prime Minister of Pakistan has expressed his deep shock at the killing of Kashmiri leader Burhan Wani and many other civilians by the Indian military and paramilitary force”.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s criticism of Wani’s killing drew an angry reaction from India, which asked Pakistan not to interfere in the country’s internal affairs.
On Monday, Pakistani Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry expressed concern over the killings of Wani and civilian protesters, telling the Indian high commissioner that the use of force against peaceful protesters was a human rights violation and that the killings should be investigated, according to a statement. Over 200 people including 96 security personnel have been injured in clashes since Saturday.
Meanwhile, Indian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Vikas Swarup, said in New Delhi that the statement reflected Pakistan’s “continued attachment to terrorism and its usage as an instrument of state policy”.
An administrator said staff had been ordered not to speak to the press but wards were crammed with young boys and men, many of whom had suffered serious eye injuries caused by the firing of pellets by Indian troops.
The Kashmir Valley has been on an edge since Friday evening when senior militant commander Wani was killed by security forces.
Earlier on Sunday, the Foreign Office spokesperson also issued a statement deploring the oppressive measures adopted by Indian forces and called the killing of Wani as extrajudicial.
“He calls on all parties to exercise maximum restraint to avoid further violence and hopes that all concerns would be addressed through peaceful means”, it added.
Authorities have put severe restrictions in most areas of Srinagar city and four districts of south Kashmir, officials said.
Among the indications of how life has been affected in the Valley was to be found on the classified advertising pages of Greater Kashmir.
Clashes continue to intensify on Tuesday leaving the Indian-held Kashmir completely paralysed.
Most of the separatist leaders, including Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik, are either under custody or house arrest.
Public transport was completely off the roads while private cars and auto-rickshaws were seen plying at a few places.
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Most shops and businesses were closed, and mobile phone and internet services have been suspended.
