An estimated 250 militants operate in the Valley as of October 2010, according to the Director general of Police. Militancy has come down considerably since 2003. There used to be an estimated 3000 militants operating in Kashmir as of 2003,according to official sources, including indigenous Kashmiri militants, Pakistan sponsored foreign militants and Indian sponsored renegade militants . Violence and human right violations by militants have been reported since 1989 and still continue.