Schools in India-administered Kashmir deserted as parents fear more unrest

Kashmir latest: Schools remain deserted in disputed region and Pakistan extends army chief's tenure as it reports two civilian deaths in cross-border fire by Indian troops

A Kashmiri school staff member cleans a deserted classroom in Srinagar in disputed Kashmir. August 19, 2019.

The government said over the weekend it was gradually restoring phone lines and easing the lockdown, but changes are slow. Public buses were running in rural areas, but soldiers limited the movement of people on mostly deserted streets in Srinagar. "Why would I risk sending my kids to school when the government is uncertain about the security situation?" said Srinagar resident Mohammed Latief, whose children are in the first and third grades.

The military said a 75-year-old man and a 61-year-old man were killed. It said in a statement that Pakistani troops returned fire at the Indian posts from which mortar fire and anti-tank guided missiles had originated.Pakistan and India have fought two wars over control of Kashmir since they won independence from British colonialists in 1947.

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