Indian students, tourists ordered to leave Kashmir
Thousands of Indian students and visitors were fleeing Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday after the government ordered tourists and Hindu pilgrims visiting a Himalayan cave shrine “to curtail their stay” in the disputed territory, citing security concerns.
Meanwhile, tensions flared along the highly militarized Line of Control that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan as Pakistan accused India of using “cluster munitions” to target the civilian population, killing two people.
Hundreds of Indian and foreign visitors, including some Hindu pilgrims, congregated outside the main terminal at the airport in Srinagar, the region’s main city, seeking seats on flights out of the region. Most were unlikely to get tickets, however, as authorities had yet to arrange additional flights, officials said. On Friday, Indian aviation authorities told airlines to be ready to operate additional flights from Srinagar to ferry pilgrims and tourists out, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.…
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- As 10,000 Additional Troops Are Sent to Kashmir, Mehbooba Criticises Centre (Jul 30, 2019, The Wire)
https://thewire.in/security/kashmir-additional-troops-centre - Why massive deployment of troops is taking place in Kashmir (Aug 2, 2019, Times of India)
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-massive-deployment-of-troops-is-taking-place-in-kashmir/articleshowprint/70495966.cms - ‘Our Doors Are Open’, Say Kashmiris to Panicked Tourists & Yatris (Aug 3, 2019, The Quint)
https://www.thequint.com/news/india/our-doors-are-open-kashmiris-tell-panicky-tourists-and-yatris - Amidst Kashmir Panic, Political Parties Want Centre to Break the Silence (Aug 3, 2019, The Wire)
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