Pakistan, Aug. 24 -- Indian authorities in the main city of occupied valley tightened security on Friday after local leaders called for a protest march to a UN office, with streets bristling with paramilitary personnel and some blocked by checkpoints. Posters appeared overnight this week in Srinagar calling for a march to the office of the UN Military Observer Group for India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) to protest against India's revocation of Jammu and Kashmir state's special autonomy.
The call by Kashmiri leaders seeking Kashmir's liberation from Indian occupation was the first since that decision on August 5, which brought communication and travel restrictions in Kashmir that are still largely in place. Some landlines were restored last week...