Pakistan's outgoing army chief issued a stern warning to India over violence in the disputed region of Kashmir on Tuesday as he handed over command, saying patience should not be mistaken for weakness.
An Indian policeman was killed in a gunfight with militants in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday , police said.
Donald Trump proclaimed Saturday that if elected, the US would be "best friends" with India, a comment that could cause consternation in Pakistan.
Though India's main opposition Congress party has openly backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on "surgical strikes" in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir last week, one of its senior party leaders Tuesday cast doubts and asked for proof.
The United Nations and major powers have urged Pakistan and India to reduce tensions and peacefully resolve disputes amid mounting hostilities in the disputed Kashmir region.
Tensions between India and Pakistan rose on Tuesday as India's leader canceled a visit to a regional summit and Islamabad warned it would treat it as "an act of war" if India revoked a water treaty.
The Indian government has ordered stepped-up security for all of Indian-controlled Kashmir amid calls for a military response to an attack by militants on an Indian Army base near Indian-controlled disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir.
India stepped up patrols along its de facto border with Pakistan on Monday (Sept 19) after gunmen killed 17 soldiers at a nearby army base, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration weighed its response to an attack India blames on its neighbour.
Human rightsactivist Khurram Parvez was detained on Thursday night for allegedly inciting violence among youth in Kashmir, a day after he was prevented by immigration officials in New Delhi from boarding a plane to Geneva to attend a United Nationshuman rights conference.
India on Wednesday rejected Pakistan's invitation for foreign secretary-level talks on Indian- controlled Kashmir.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took aim at supporters of "terrorism" in his Independence Day speech, ratcheting up criticism of Pakistan while avoiding direct mention of month-long protests in Indian-ruled Kashmir.
India's interior minister will travel to Pakistan for a regional gathering but will not hold bilateral talks at a time when a surge of violence in disputed Kashmir has escalated rivalry between the nuclear-armed neighbours, officials said on Monday (Aug 2).
The newspapers published from Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, still could not hit the stands Wednesday, officials and locals said.
India's main opposition Congress party Monday questioned the government's approach in dealing with an ongoing unrest in Indian-controlled Kashmir, saying "should civilians be treated in the same manner as militants?"
India’s prime minister called an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss Kashmir’s escalating violence amid anti-India protests that have left at least 28 people dead in clashes with authorities.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday appealed for calm in Indian-controlled Kashmir where clashes between government forces and protesters have left at least 30 people dead.
Indian authorities were struggling on Monday to contain protests by Kashmiris angry after 22 people were killed in weekend demonstrations, as youths defied a curfew to rally in the streets against the killing a top anti-India rebel leader.
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