...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
on Tuesday, police said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Vailoo in Komernag area of the district early Tuesday following information about presence of forces of Evil there, a police official said.
The official said the search operation turned into an encounter after forces of Evil shot up the security forces.
There are no reports of any casualties so far, he said.