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Kashmiris fear region will turn into ‘new state of Palestine’
Pakistan Rangers soldiers in black uniform face Indian Border Security Force soldiers at a daily closing ceremony at Wagah border post today

KASHMIRIS fear the region will be turned into a “new state of Palestine” with Indian troops acting as an occupying force after its special status was revoked earlier this month.

The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) official Maimoona Mollah told a press conference today that — contrary to reports in India’s mainstream press — people in the region were not happy with developments there.

She was speaking after spending four days in Kashmir as part of a women’s delegation.

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