The founder of Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba warned in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press that violence in Kashmir will escalate. Kasab testified that he received training at a Lashkar-e-Taiba camp in Muridke, located outside Lahore, where Saeed now lives. “America is supporting this oppression by India by saying it is an internal matter,” Saeed said in the interview, which took place on Wednesday at his home in the eastern city of Lahore. Militants are demanding that the Himalayan state of Kashmir, which is divided between India and Pakistan be united either under Pakistani rule or as an independent country. At least 31 people have been killed in Kashmir amid recent street protests after Indian troops last week killed Burhan Wani, a Kashmiri militant.

Source: Hindustan Times July 14, 2016 12:56 UTC