'A threatened people should not be forcibly held in a place where their lives may be at risk.'
The gunfights, which broke out on Saturday night, took place in Pulwama and Budgam districts of the Kashmir valley.
Kashmir Valley reeled under sub zero temperature as mercury in summer capital Srinagar was recorded at minus 3.9 degrees Celsius and in cold desert of Ladakh it remained under the 10 degrees mark freezing most water bodies and fringes of famous Dal lake.
