Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan vows to challenge India's decision at the UN Security Council and accuses Prime Minister Narendra Modi of violating international law in pursuit of an anti-Muslim agenda in India.
via a presidential decree Monday, August 5, hours after imposing a massive security lockdown in the restive state to quell any unrest.
His declaration came as reports emerged Tuesday of sporadic protests and at least 6 people admitted to a hospital in the main city Srinagar with gunshot wounds and other injuries, a source at the facility said on condition of anonymity. Pakistan's military added that it"firmly stands" by Kashmiris following a meeting by the army's top commanders in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.Indian-administered Kashmir has been in the grip of a bloody rebellion against Indian rule since 1989, and analysts have warned the scrapping of its autonomous status could trigger fresh protests.
But with mobile and internet shut down and Kashmir virtually cut off from the outside world since the early hours of Monday, there was limited news emerging from the region. "My car was checked at least 25 times on the way to the airport and it took me almost 4 hours to cover a distance of hardly 30 minutes," he said.
The court order also said authorities feared the trio could organize a public rally which is currently banned in Kashmir as part of the emergency lockdown.Criticism mounted from opposition politicians on Tuesday, with Rahul Gandhi, until recently the head of the main opposition Congress party, saying the decision was an"abuse of executive power" that had"grave implications for our national security.
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