Indian lawmakers pass a bill that strips the statehood from the India-administered portion of Muslim-majority Kashmir amid an indefinite security lockdown in the disputed Himalayan territory, actions that neighbouring Pakistan warned could lead to war
Indian lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday that strips the statehood from the India-administered portion of Muslim-majority Kashmir amid an indefinite security lockdown in the disputed Himalayan territory, actions that neighbouring Pakistan warned could lead to war.
Tensions also have soared along the Line of Control, the volatile, highly militarised frontier that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan. China, which also lays claim to a portion of Kashmir, is "seriously concerned" about the situation, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said. The upper house approved the bill by a two-thirds majority, with many opposition lawmakers voting with the ruling Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
At least six people were injured in protests that erupted after a presidential decree on Monday removed the Muslim-majority region's special status, sources said. "My car was checked at least 25 times on the way to the airport and it took me almost four hours to cover a distance of hardly 30 minutes," he told AFP.
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