Restrictions are continuing in much of Indian-administered Kashmir, despite India's government saying it's gradually restoring phone lines and easing a security lockdown that's been in place for nearly two weeks.
Soldiers on Sunday still manned nearly deserted streets and limited movement of the few pedestrians who came out of their homes in Srinagar, the region's main city.
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Restrictions are continuing in much of Indian-administered Kashmir, despite India's government saying it's gradually restoring phone lines and easing a security lockdown that's been in place for nearly two weeks.
On Sunday, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan demanded that U.N. observers be sent to the region, but Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh dismissed the idea.
An burqa clad Kashmiri woman walks back home past a barbed wire after buying fresh bread from a baker during lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. The Indian government had imposed the lockdown to avoid a violent reaction to its decision on Aug. 5 to downgrade the autonomy of the region. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard during security lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard during security lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard during security lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
Indian paramilitary soldiers prepares to block a road with barbed wires during security lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
Mohammad Siddiq, 70, who was wounded a day before recovers inside a hospital in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. The elderly Kashmiri man says he was wounded when an Indian police man fired a pellet gun at him while returning home from a mosque badly damaging his left eye. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
Mohammad Siddiq, 70, who was wounded Saturday recovers at a hospital as his wife stands beside him in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. The elderly Kashmiri man says he was wounded when an Indian police man fired a pellet gun at him while returning home from a mosque badly damaging his left eye. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
Mohammad Siddiq, 70, who was wounded a day before shows his pellet ridden back as his wife stands beside him inside a hospital in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. The elderly Kashmiri man says he was wounded when an Indian police man fired a pellet gun at him while returning home from a mosque badly damaging his left eye. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
The security crackdown and a news blackout were installed following an Aug. 5 decision by India to downgrade the Muslim-majority region's autonomy. Indian authorities started easing restrictions on Saturday.
Indian paramilitary soldiers turn back a Kashmiri motorist near a temporary check point during lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
On Sunday, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan demanded that U.N. observers be sent to the region, but Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh dismissed the idea.
Kashmir is divided between Pakistan and India, but both claim the Himalayan region in its entirety.
An Indian paramilitary soldier gestures towards a Kashmiri man as he orders him to turn back during lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
An burqa clad Kashmiri woman walks back home past a barbed wire after buying fresh bread from a baker during lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. The Indian government had imposed the lockdown to avoid a violent reaction to its decision on Aug. 5 to downgrade the autonomy of the region. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard during security lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard during security lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard during security lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
Indian paramilitary soldiers prepares to block a road with barbed wires during security lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
Mohammad Siddiq, 70, who was wounded a day before recovers inside a hospital in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. The elderly Kashmiri man says he was wounded when an Indian police man fired a pellet gun at him while returning home from a mosque badly damaging his left eye. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
Mohammad Siddiq, 70, who was wounded Saturday recovers at a hospital as his wife stands beside him in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. The elderly Kashmiri man says he was wounded when an Indian police man fired a pellet gun at him while returning home from a mosque badly damaging his left eye. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
Mohammad Siddiq, 70, who was wounded a day before shows his pellet ridden back as his wife stands beside him inside a hospital in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. The elderly Kashmiri man says he was wounded when an Indian police man fired a pellet gun at him while returning home from a mosque badly damaging his left eye. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
