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India to allow tourists back into Kashmir
New Delhi, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) — Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir are allowing tourists back into the region two months after ordering them to leave, citing security concerns.
Police: Indian fire kills woman in Pakistan-held Kashmir
Muzaffarabad, OCT 07 (AP/UNB) — A Pakistani police official says sniper fire by India killed a woman outside her home in the border village of Abbaspur, in Pakistan-held Kashmir.
US senator barred from Kashmir as lockdown enters 3rd month
New Delhi, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — A U.S. senator and a well-known Indian activist were barred from visiting Indian-administered Kashmir, the disputed Himalayan territory where at least 10 people were injured Saturday in a grenade blast as a government security and communications lockdown entered a third month.
Journalists in Kashmir protest India's curbs on press
New Delhi, Oct 3 (AP/UNB) — Dozens of journalists in Indian-controlled Kashmir held a sit-in protest Thursday against an ongoing communication blackout in the disputed Himalayan region, describing the blockade of the internet and mobile phones as a government-imposed gag.
India's moves in Kashmir raise tension in part next to China
Leh, Oct 2 (AP/UNB) — Nearly two months after the Indian government changed the status of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, new tensions are brewing in Ladakh, a remote and picturesque part of that territory that borders China.
Analysis: To combat Islamophobia, Khan bridges East and West
United Nations, Sep 28 (AP/UNB) — He spoke of Islam — his religion — but he used references like Charles Bronson's "Death Wish" movie, Monty Python and Japanese kamikaze pilots during World War II. He built linguistic and pop-culture bridges as he carefully made his points.
Pakistan PM warns of 'bloodbath' in Kashmir; India PM silent
United Nations, SEP 28 (AP/UNB) — Insisting he wasn't making a threat, Pakistan's leader denounced his Indian counterpart on Friday and warned that any war between the nuclear rivals could "have consequences for the world." India's prime minister took the opposite approach, skipping any mention at the United Nations of his government's crackdown in the disputed region of Kashmir.
Pakistan PM warns of war with India over disputed Kashmir
United Nations, Sept 25 (AP/UNB) — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan warned in blunt terms Tuesday of possible war between Pakistan and India over what he called a brutal Indian crackdown in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
India arrests senior Kashmir leader under controversial law
New Delhi, Sept 26 (AP/UNB) — A Parliament member who is a senior pro-India politician in Indian-controlled Kashmir was arrested Monday under a controversial law that allows authorities to imprison someone for up to two years without charge or trial.
Police say Indian troops have killed a militant in Kashmir
New Delhi, Sep 11 (AP/UNB) — Indian troops have killed a suspected militant during an operation in the northern part of the Indian-controlled Kashmir, the region's police chief said.