New Delhi, Sep 8 (TIWN) Thousands of young men have turned up for an Army recruitment drive in Jammu and Kashmir despite widespread curbs imposed in the valley by security forces.

The recruitment drive that started on September 3 is being held on the outskirts of Reasi town. It will end on Monday.  As per Army sources, more than 29,000 men have registered for the recruitment drive so far.  The men are aged between 17 and 21 years and have been travelling to the selection venue from various districts of the state.  The Army recruitment drive comes as the valley continues to be under unprecedented security cover since August 5 when the special status to Jammu and Kashmir was withdrawn and the state was divided into two Union Territories.  According to Army sources, several Pakistan-backed terrorist groups have been targeting the state's youth aged between 17 and 21 years for recruitment.