In Indian illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, complete shutdown will be observed on Saturday to mark Kashmir Martyrs' Day. 

The call for the strike has been given by the All Parties Hurriyat Conference in remembrance of the 1931 martyrs.

A march towards the Martyrs' Graveyard at Naqashband Sahib in Srinagar will also be held where the martyrs of 13th July were buried.

In a joint statement issued from New Delhi's Tihar Jail, the incarcerated APHC leaders have called upon Imams and Khateebs to remind the people of their duty to make all-out effort to protect their faith and identity from the Hindutva onslaught.

Meanwhile, Indian troops have arrested over fifty people in various parts of Kathua district.

Similar operations are underway in Udhampur, Doda, Rajouri, Poonch, Samba and Bhaderwah districts.

In a separate incident, Indian police arrested the president of the Kashmir Bar Association, Advocate Nazir Ahmad Ronga under the draconian Public Safety Act in Srinagar.

On the other hand, National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah has criticized the Modi-led Indian government's move to abrogate Articles 370 and 35A, saying it was driven by a hidden agenda in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.