DW (German) – Security forces in India-administered Kashmir allowed some Muslims to walk to local mosques alone or in pairs to pray for the Eid al-Adha festival. This came during an unprecedented lockdown that still forced most people in the disputed region to stay indoors on the Islamic holy day. Some services had political overtones because of the surprise revocation of the special status of the Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir last week
Is India trying to ‘ethnically cleanse’ Kashmir?
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused India of trying to “ethnically cleanse” Muslims from Kashmir – and said that if the international community stands by, it would be the same as appeasing Hitler.