New Delhi bans Yasin Malik's Jammu and Kashmi­r Libera­tion FrontSRINAGAR: Indian security forces on Friday martyred seven Kashmiris during gun battles in the occupied valley – the highest number of clashes in a single day in recent years. The JeM reportedly claimed a suicide attack last month that killed 40 Indian paramilitary troopers in occupied Kashmir and brought Pakistan and India to the brink of war. Since the attack on February 14, Indian authorities claim to have martyred 22 freedom fighters in occupied Kashmir. Indian authorities on Friday also banned the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front. Its chairman Yasin Malik was jailed this month under a law that allows for suspects to be held for up to two years without charge.

Source: The Express Tribune March 22, 2019 15:21 UTC