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From Jan. 1989 to November 30, 2008
Total Killings *	92,685
Custodial Killings	6,949
Civilians Arrested	115,877
Structures Arsoned/Destroyed	105,665
Women Widowed	22,675
Children Orphaned	107,218
Women gang-raped / Molested	9,844

November 2008
Total Killings *	34
Men	32
Women	0
Children	2
Custodial Killings	1
Tortured/Critically Injured	250
Civilians Arrested	102
Structures Arsoned/Destroyed	8
Disappeared	0
Women Widowed	5
Children Orphaned	10
Women gang-raped / Molested	1

* Including custody

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Submitted by nazirahmed on Mon, 05/19/2008 - 11:16.

March: Members of Congress in (Indian-held) Kashmir Assembly withdraw support from Sheikh Abdullah's administration under the urging of Delhi, which is increasingly uncomfortable with the Sheikh and openly disenchanted with Delhi Accord of 1975.
March 16-20: Elections called by Mrs. Gandhi produce unexpected results, she loses and state of emergency under which she has been ruling is lifted.
March 27: Abdullah persuades Governor of Indian-held Kashmir to dissolve Assembly and order fresh elections in order to defeat conspiracies being hatched against him.
June 30-July 3: Elections take place and Abdullah's National Conference wins 47 out of 76 Assembly seats.
July 5: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's government is overthrown in a coup by his army chief, Gen. Zia-ul-Haq.