A Kashmiri Muslim prays in the garden of a house while celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kashmir May 24, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri Muslims pray in the garden of a house while celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kashmir May 24, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri man rows a small boat on the waters of Dal Lake with the backdrop of the Hazratbal shrine, Hari Parbat fort and snow-covered mountains, on a sunny morning during a lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Srinagar, May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A baker selling traditional Kashmiri bread waits for customers outside his shop during a lockdown to slow the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Srinagar, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A masked Kashmiri man with his head covered with barbed wire attends a protest after Friday prayers during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri Muslim woman covers her face as she looks at a relic believed to be hair from the beard of Prophet Mohammed, being displayed during a festival to mark the death anniversary of Abu Bakr, one of the companions of Prophet Mohammad, at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri Muslims women react upon seeing a relic believed to be hair from the beard of Prophet Mohammed, being displayed during a festival to mark the death anniversary of Abu Bakr, one of the companions of Prophet Mohammad, at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri Muslims react upon seeing a relic believed to be hair from the beard of Prophet Mohammed, being displayed during a festival to mark the death anniversary of Abu Bakr, one of the companions of Prophet Mohammad, at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri girl wearing a mask looks on at the shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, a Sufi saint, in Srinagar December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Kashmiri Muslims react upon seeing a relic of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, a Sufi saint also known as Shah-e-Baghdad (King of Baghdad), being displayed on his death anniversary at his shrine in Srinagar December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri Muslims react upon seeing a relic of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, a Sufi saint also known as Shah-e-Baghdad (King of Baghdad), being displayed on his death anniversary at his shrine in Srinagar December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A masked Kashmiri man with his head covered with barbed wire attends a protest after Friday prayers during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/File Photo SEARCH "GLOBAL POY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2019 PACKAGES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY.

Kashmiri journalists display laptops and placards during a protest demanding restoration of internet service, in Srinagar, November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri women pray at the Hazratbal shrine during the festival of Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, the birth anniversary of the prophet, in Srinagar November 10, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri Muslim women react upon seeing a relic, that's believed to be hair from the beard of the prophet Mohammad, being displayed during the festival of Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, the birth anniversary of the prophet, in Srinagar November 10, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A Kashmiri woman prays at the Hazratbal shrine during the festival of Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, the birth anniversary of the prophet, in Srinagar November 10, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri man arrives to pray at the Hazratbal shrine during the festival of Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, the birth anniversary of the prophet, in Srinagar November 10, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri residents run at the site of a grenade blast in Srinagar, November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri women walk past Indian policemen standing guard in a street in Srinagar October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

People hold candles as they display placards at a vigil to show solidarity with Kashmiris, in Ahmedabad, India, October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave

People display placards at a vigil to show solidarity with Kashmiris, in Ahmedabad, India, October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave

People display placards at a vigil to show solidarity with Kashmiris, in Ahmedabad, India, October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave

Kashmiri men gather during the funeral of Nasir Ahmad, a suspected separatist militant, after he was killed in a gun battle with Indian soldiers, in Arwani village in south Kashmir's Anantnag district October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

ATTENTION EDITORS - SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Kashmiri men carry the body of Nasir Ahmad, a suspected separatist militant, during his funeral procession after he was killed in a gun battle with Indian soldiers, in Arwani village in south Kashmir's Anantnag district October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri men gather around the body of Nasir Ahmad, a suspected separatist militant, during his funeral after he was killed in a gun battle with Indian soldiers, in Arwani village in south Kashmir's Anantnag district October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri man looks out from a window as Indian security forces stand at the site of a grenade attack in Srinagar October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri men and boys shout slogans as they attend a protest after Friday prayers during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A masked Kashmiri man with his head covered with barbed wire attends a protest after Friday prayers during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri women and girls shout slogans as they attend a protest after Friday prayers during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A masked Kashmiri demonstrator is seen at a protest site after Friday prayers, during restrictions following scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri woman shouts slogans at a protest site after Friday prayers during restrictions following scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri women and girls shout slogans at a protest site after Friday prayers, during restrictions following scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri demonstrators hold flags and a placard during a protest after Friday prayers during restrictions following scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Masked Kashmiri demonstrators are seen at a protest site after Friday prayers during restrictions following scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Rubina, mother of Irshad, a 15-year-old Kashmiri boy who was injured by pellets fired by Indian security forces during protests in Anchar neighbourhood, shows his x-ray, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 20, 2019. "If he has to go out for a change of bandage to the nearby government hospital, he will be accompanied by six or seven women, so they don't snatch him away," Rubina said. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY.

Irshad, a 15-year-old Kashmiri boy who was injured by pellets fired by Indian security forces during protests at Anchar neighbourhood, rests as his mother cuts a fruit for him, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 19, 2019. "If he has to go out for a change of bandage to the nearby government hospital, he will be accompanied by six or seven women, so they don't snatch him away," Rubina said. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Kashmiri men, on the night time doing guard duty, warm themselves at a barricade to prevent Indian security forces from entering Anchar neighbourhood, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 20, 2019. As night falls, groups of young protesters, many wearing masks and armed with stones and tree branches, stand guard in fear that the police will enter their homes. Residents give them tea as they huddle around bonfires. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A Kashmiri woman watches protests in Anchar neighbourhood after Friday prayers, during restrictions following scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY.

Kashmiri college students teach children inside a house in Anchar neighbourhood, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 20, 2019. "The education of students in this locality is suffering because of the turmoil. We won't let our future generations suffer," said Adil, a college student who turned into a teacher. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Mohammad Yousef, a 61-year-old Kashmiri man who was injured by pellets fired by Indian security, rests inside his house in Anchar neighbourhood, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 20, 2019. "I was coming back to my neighbourhood after prayers. I thought I was safe as I am an old man. But they didn't even spare me," said Yousef while lying with his leg in bandages. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A Kashmiri man walks through a field during a night patrol to prevent Indian security forces from entering Anchar neighbourhood, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 20, 2019. Residents have set up improvised barricades made up from tree trunks, electricity poles and barbed wires, and dug up the lanes to stop the advance of Indian security forces vehicles. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Kashmiris walk to Jinab Sahib mosque for evening prayers in Anchar neighbourhood, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Kashmiri men stand guard during the night at a barricade to prevent Indian security forces from entering Anchar neighbourhood, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 20, 2019. Residents have set up improvised barricades made up from tree trunks, electricity poles and barbed wires, and dug up the lanes to stop the advance of Indian security forces vehicles. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Kashmiri men hold Azad (Independent) Kashmir's and Pakistan's flag as they take a break from guard duty near Jinab Sahib in Anchar neighbourhood, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 19, 2019. As night falls, groups of young protesters, many wearing masks and armed with stones and tree branches, stand guard in fear that the police will enter their homes. Residents give them tea as they huddle around bonfires. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Kashmiri men carry a tin shed to be used as a barricade to prevent Indian security forces from entering Anchar neighbourhood, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 20, 2019. Residents have set up improvised barricades made up from tree trunks, electricity poles and barbed wires, and dug up the lanes to stop the advance of Indian security forces vehicles. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Kashmiris shout slogans in Anchar neighbourhood after Friday prayers during restrictions following scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A Kashmiri man shows tear gas shells and stun grenades fired by Indian security forces during protests in Anchar neighbourhood, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A Kashmiri boy touches the photo of Burhan Wani, a dead militant commander, as others participate in a protest at Jinab Sahib mosque, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by India government, in Srinagar, September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A Kashmiri woman walks through an empty street in Anchar neighbourhood, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Kashmiri women shout slogans in Anchar neighbourhood after Friday prayers during restrictions following scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY.

Kashmiris shout slogans in Anchar neighbourhood after Friday prayers during restrictions following scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A Kashmiri woman cleans vegetables before cooking them at her house in Anchar neighbourhood during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

An x-ray taken of Mohammad Yousef, a 61-year-old Kashmiri man who was injured by pellets fired by Indian security is seen inside his house in Anchar neighbourhood, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 20, 2019. "I was coming back to my neighbourhood after prayers. I thought I was safe as I am an old man. But they didn't even spare me," said Yousef while lying with his leg in bandages. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Hayat Ahmed Bhat, a Kashmiri activist speaks to residents before Friday prayers and protests inside a mosque in Anchar neighbourhood, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A Kashmiri woman walks through an empty street in Anchar neighbourhood, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A Kashmiri farmer from Anchar neighbourhood harvests rice paddies, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 18, 2019. "We usually cut paddy plants later, but security forces have threatened us for protesting. We want to cut it fast so that there is no loss. We don't trust the forces and they can come here. Our fields are far from our neighbourhood and we have to take the boat to come here," said Bilal, a 40-year-old farmer who comes with his family early every morning to cut the paddy plants. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Kashmiri farmers from Anchar neighbourhood leave for home after harvesting paddies, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 18, 2019. "We usually cut paddy plants later, but security forces have threatened us for protesting. We want to cut it fast so that there is no loss. We don't trust the forces and they can come here. Our fields are far from our neighbourhood and we have to take the boat to come here," said Bilal, a 40-year-old farmer who comes with his family every day early morning to cut the paddy plants. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A Kashmiri man prays at a graveyard in Anchar neighbourhood, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Kashmiris sit in the grounds of Jinab Sahib mosque during a protest in Anchar neighbourhood after Friday prayers, during restrictions following scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A Kashmiri man from Anchar neighbourhood catches fish in the waters of Anchar Lake during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.