A general strike called to protest the publication in European newspapers of caricatures of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) brought occupied Kashmir to a halt Monday, witnesses said. Shops and business establishments downed shutters in occupied Srinagar, while state transport was reduced to a stutter.
Groups of protestors took to the streets of occupied Srinagar shouting slogans against the "enemies of Islam" while towns in other parts of the Himalayan region were also hit by the strike, witnesses said. The strike was called by lawyers associations and endorsed by various political, religious and business lobbies.
"A Muslim can tolerate anything but insult to our beloved Holy Prophet (PBUH)," said Mian Abdul Qayyum, the president of the occupied Kashmir High Court Bar Association.
"It does not matter if you take a Muslim's life or that of his or her children and dear ones. But never even dare to say anything insulting to the Holy Prophet," he said. Police officials said they had increased the deployment of security personnel in view of the strike in occupied Kashmir.
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