Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N.Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah welcoming Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Srinagar airport on Oct. 28, 2009. Photo: Nissar Ahmad
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the inaugural ceremony of a railway line in the Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir on Oct. 28, 2009. Photo: Nissar Ahmad
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, and Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, flagging off a new train service at Antanag on Oct. 28, 2009. Photo: Nissar Ahmad
The Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah, flanked by the UPA chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, and the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah at the inaugural function in Anantnag. Photo: Nissar Ahmad
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson, Sonia Gandhi and other leaders at the inaugural ceremony of a railway line Antanag on Oct. 28, 2009. Photo: Nissar Ahmad
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and with UPA chairperson, Sonia Gandhi at the inaugural ceremony of a railway line in Antanag on Oct. 28, 2009. Photo: Nissar Ahmad
A policeman frisks a civilian on a deserted street during a strike in Srinagar, India, on Oct. 28, 2009. The hardline faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has called for a strike in the Kashmir valley as a mark of protest against the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Photo: AP
A vendor sells balloons on a deserted street during a strike in Srinagar, on Oct. 28, 2009. The hardline faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has called for a strike in the Kashmir valley as a protest against the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Photo: AP
Paramilitary troops patrol the streets of Srinagar on Oct. 28, 2009, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is on a visit to valley to inaugurate a railway line in the southern district of Anantnag. Hardline separatists have called for a general strike against Dr. Singh's visit. Photo: Nissar Ahmad
A paramilitary soldier frisks a civilian on a deserted street during a strike in Srinagar, on Oct. 28, 2009. The hardline faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has called for a strike in the Kashmir valley as a protest against the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Photo: AP
Pakistan Occupied Kashmir refugees of 1947 observe a ‘Virodh Divas’ against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Kashmir, alleging discrimination against PoK refugees in Jammu on Oct. 28, 2009. Photo: PTI
Paramilitary troops patrolling the world famous Dal Lake on Oct. 27, 2009, ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Kashmir valley. Photo: Nissar Ahmad