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Barrel of a gun belonging to an Indian paramilitary soldier is seen between partially closed doors of an armored vehicle as they drive towards the site of an operation in Awantipora area, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir
RIOTS have continued to rock Kashmir after rebel leader Riyaz Naikoo was shot dead by Indian troops along with three other fighters late on Tuesday in the disputed Himalayan region.
Police cars have been torched as protesters clashed with security services in towns and cities in Indian-administered Kashmir as anger grows over what is seen by many as an occupation in the locked-down region.
Hundreds of soldiers were involved in Tuesday’s operations after receiving intelligence reports that Mr Naikoo was hiding in a village in Kashmir’s southern Pulwama district.
JOE ATTARD explains why trade unionists are rallying in solidarity against the recent arrest of political activists in Gilgit-Baltistan, the northernmost region of Kashmir, administered by Pakistan
