Over 40,000 lives lost in Kashmir conflict in last 27 years
The Ministry of Home Affairs, in its reply to an RTI query, has revealed over 40,000 people, including 13,941 civilians, have lost their lives in Kashmir conflict after 1990. The ministry has stated 2001 was the most violent year, which witnessed 3,552 deaths. The period between 2006-2012 was the most peaceful in the history of the Kashmir conflict, it added.