| Indian troops shot dead seven militants, including two alleged Pakistanis, in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) ahead of another round of voting in state elections, police said on Saturday. "The militants were killed in two separate gunbattles in Pulwama and Bandipora districts," a police statement said. Two of the militants were Pakistani nationals and 'both were members of Lashkar-e-Tayba' militant group, the statement alleged. The fighting came ahead of Sunday's third round of voting in Kupwara district, considered 'sensitive' by election officials because it borders Azad Kashmir. Indian troops have ringed all 448 voting stations to provide 'foolproof security' to voters in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, a police officer said. |