India bans key highway in Kashmir for 2 days a week - News Summed Up

India bans key highway in Kashmir for 2 days a week


An Indian army soldier stands guard as an army convoy moves on a highway on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2019. Authorities in Indian portion of Kashmir have banned civilian traffic on Srinagar-Jammu national highway for two days in a week for the safe passage of Indian security force convoys. The move comes after the February 14 suicide bombing on a paramilitary convoy which killed more than 40 paramilitary personnel. (Dar Yasin/Associated Press)SRINAGAR, India — Authorities in India’s portion of disputed Kashmir on Sunday began enforcing a ban on the movement of civilian vehicles on a key highway to keep it open exclusively for military and paramilitary convoys two days a week. Civilian traffic was already being disallowed along the highway during the movement of troops’ convoys after the attack.


Source: Washington Post April 07, 2019 09:42 UTC



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