Kashmir

Kashmir: Anger flares over alleged mutilation of Indian soldiers

India has accused Pakistani soldiers of mutilating the soldiers' bodies on May 1 after firing rockets and mortars along the Line of Control (LOC) in the Poonch district of Kashmir.

Asked whether the soldiers killed by artillery fire, an Indian Army official said the cause of death was unclear, adding that more information would come from the autopsy.

The official declined to go into detail about how or exactly when the mutilation occurred.

India bans social media in Kashmir amid violent unrest

The state government said the services were being misused by "anti-government elements" to incite violence.

Graphic videos claiming to show abuses on both sides have been shared extensively.

At least nine people have died in widespread violent clashes with the security forces in the disputed region.

Other social media services, communications tools and websites to have been banned under the order include YouTube, Skype, Telegram, Snapchat and Reddit.

Kashmir: 2 Pakistani soldiers killed after clashes with India

The Indian army said it had conducted "surgical attacks" along the disputed border, known as the Line of Control, to foil a "terrorist attack," according to India's Director General of Military Operations.

Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh told reporters on Thursday the strikes had been based on "specific and credible information" that terrorists were planning to carry out strikes in Indian cities, including Jammu.

India imposes Eid curfew across Kashmir

Fresh violence on Tuesday left one protester dead and at least 22 others were injured as security forces blocked roads to several important mosques.

Mobile and data services have been stopped. Curfew on Eid is extremely rare in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Officials said the shutdown was to stop plans by separatists to march to the UN observers' office in Srinagar.

The Press Trust of India agency added that Eid congregations were not held at the important Idgah and Hazratbal shrines for the first time in 26 years.

The campaign that 'shot' Mark Zuckerberg in the face

An image of the Facebook CEO, photoshopped to appear as if he had been shot in the face by the controversial pellet guns used by security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir, has been widely shared on social media in the last few days.

It follows a raising of tensions in Indian-administered Kashmir. Both India and Pakistan claim Kashmir in its entirety. Many people in the Indian-administered territory - especially in the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley - do not want it to be governed by India.

VIDEO: Police clash with protesters in India

The protesters, waving Pakistani and pro-militant flags and chanting pro-independence slogans, hurled stones at government forces, who retaliated with tear gas.

The tensions started as a court two weeks ago upheld a colonial-era law banning the slaughtering of cows, which are worshipped by Hindus, and the selling beef in the region - a decision resented by Muslims.

Hundreds protest beef ban in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Police fired tear gas and used batons to disperse the protesters, who took to the streets after Friday prayers in mosques in Srinagar, Pulwama, Pattan and elsewhere in the region.

A court on Thursday ordered authorities to strictly implement the 1932 law making the slaughter of cows punishable by up to 10 years' imprisonment and a fine. Indian authorities did not enforce the law for about seven decades.

Death toll from Pakistan flash floods rises to 118

The National Disaster Management Authority said the flooding has affected more than 800,000 people in 2,275 villages. About 2,900 houses have collapsed or are partially damaged.

The northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is the worst affected, with 59 deaths reported there, according to NDMA's statement. The Pakistani part of Kashmir and southern part of eastern Punjab province each reported 22 deaths.

VIDEO: Police use tear gas to disperse anti-India rally

Anti-India protesters threw stones at security forces and police fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse them.

Protesters chanted pro-Pakistan slogans as they demonstrated against the alleged desecration of Srinagar's Grand Mosque by security forces last Friday.