Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir begin enforcing a government ban on the movement of civilian vehicles for two days a week on a key highway.
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.
The order follows the Feb. 14 suicide bombing of a paramilitary convoy that killed 40 soldiers and brought rivals India and Pakistan to the brink of war. Civilian traffic was already being disallowed along the highway during the movement of troops’ convoys after the attack. The ban has evoked sharp criticism from politicians, businessmen and common residents in Kashmir, which is divided between India and Pakistan but claimed by both in its entirety.
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