India's Republic Day brings more miseries to IOK people.

ISLAMABAD -- India's Republic Day has brought more miseries to the already besieged people as Indian troops have intensified checking and frisking in Srinagar city and other parts of the territory in the name of so-called security measures.

While the Kashmir Valley remains under strict military lockdown on 174th straight day on Saturday, Indian troops and police personnel have been deployed in strength to keep a watch on the movement of people, reported.

The forces' personnel have set up check points on every road and chowk where commuters and pedestrians are being frisked and vehicles are checked thoroughly.

In Srinagar, all roads leading towards a cricket stadium, where the main function of 26th January is scheduled to be held, have been sealed with barbed wire and barricades have been erected around the...