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Lockdown tightened in Srinagar over Muharram processions
[DAWN] Authorities on Sunday tightened a month-long security lockdown in occupied Kashmir ...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there.... ’s main city of Srinagar after breaking up processions by Shias who defied a ban. A military clampdown was imposed on the disputed Himalayan region on Aug 5 to prevent unrest as New Delhi revoked its autonomy. On Sunday mobile phone networks and the internet were still cut off in all but a few pockets of the city. Police drove around the city from early morning, announcing through loudspeakers that "residents are informed not to venture out of their homes". Related: Kashmir: 2019-09-08 FO summons Indian envoy, condemns LoC ceasefire violations Kashmir: 2019-09-08 Pakistan denies Indian president's request to use its airspace for overflight Kashmir: 2019-09-08 India preparing grounds for false-flag operation by projecting 2 Pakistani civilians as terrorists: ISPR Posted by: Fred 2019-09-10 |
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