The crackdown comes amid high tensions between India and Pakistan following the Feb. 14 suicide car bombing of a paramilitary convoy by a Kashmiri militant. Forty Indian soldiers died in the attack, the worst against Indian government forces in Kashmir’s history. An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard next to closed shops in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. ( Dar Yasin / AP Photo ) Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard at a makeshift checkpoint in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. ( Dar Yasin / AP Photo ) Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard in a closed market in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019.

Source: thestar February 23, 2019 12:12 UTC