up for kashmiris.spect the fact that he spoke up for us, and, stephen, the tragedy is that 72 years after the leadership ofjammu and kashmir acceded to a secular and a democratic india, every kashmiri today is asking themselves if this was the right choice. because this country is not ghandi's india anymore. we're hurtling towards the idea of india, which crushes dissent, which doesn't have space for dissent, which doesn't have space for democracy, which does not want to embrace people of different ethnicities and cultures. i would say that the soul of this country is being assaulted every day. i'm sorry to cut you off there, but we have to end. iltija mufti in delhi, i thank you very much for being on hardtalk. thanks. good morning. we've all had our fair share of rain, haven't we, just recently? in fact, tuesday, i'm sure you're now well aware of the flooding rains that we had through the isle of man and the north of england. but they have gradually drifted their way south and east over the last few

up for kashmiris.iris respect the fact that he spoke up for us, and the tragedy is a72 spoke up for us, and the tragedy is a 72 years after the leash — the leadership of jammu and a 72 years after the leash — the leadership ofjammu and kashmir a democratic india, every kashmiri todayis democratic india, every kashmiri today is asking themselves if this was the right choice. because this country is not gan deposited india anymore. they are hurtling towards the idea of india which crushes dissent, it doesn't have space for descent, which doesn't have space for democracy, which does not want to embrace people of different ethnicities and cultures. i would say that the soul of this country is being assaulted every day. say that the soul of this country is being assaulted every daylj say that the soul of this country is being assaulted every day. i am sorry to cut you off there, but we have to end. iltija mufti, i thank you very much for being on hardtalk. thanks. good morning. we've all had our fair share

up for kashmiris.eally respect the fact that he spoke up for us, and, stephen, the tragedy is that 72 years after the leadership ofjammu and kashmir acceded to a secular and a democratic india, every kashmiri today is asking themselves if this was the right choice. because this country is not ghandi's india anymore. we're hurtling towards the idea of india, which crushes dissent, which doesn't have space for dissent, which doesn't have space for democracy, which does not want to embrace people of different ethnicities and cultures. i would say that the soul of this country is being assaulted every day. i'm sorry to cut you off there, but we have to end. iltija mufti in delhi, i thank you very much for being on hardtalk. thanks. hello there. what a changeable week of weather it's been so far. if we look back to tuesday, a typical weather watcher looked somewhat like this — threatening—looking cloud, lots of heavy rain, a disappointing day. by wednesday, it was all change. gin—clear skies across much of

kashmiris themselves are just waiting for things to go back to normal. and the fugitive financier who allegedly swindled hundreds of millions of dollars from a malaysian investment fund will give up his claims to almost a $1000000000.00 in assets it's out of a reported settlement job has reached with the united states justice department. that you hoped by saying business with it. the flop. flop. flop. flop. odds. of them a. female . lawyer for. the money which of course. video audio. any time anywhere. w. me to. sleep . carefully. to suit your needs to get. discovered. subscribe to the documentary on you tube. hijacking the news. more are going from the news is being hijacked journalism itself has become a scripted reality show it's not just good versus evil us forces them to whine and whine. in countries like russia china church people are told it's that simple and if you're a journalist there and you try to get me on that you are facing scare tactics intimidation and i wonder is that where we're headed news well. my responsibility as a journalist is to

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in and he used to inject something that made me unconscious he says he was the youngest among 25 kashmiris flown to a jail more than a 1000 kilometers away and was arrested under the vague public safety act or p.s.a. which amnesty international calls a lawless law and allows for detention up to 2 years without bail. india's government has told the supreme court that 144 miners have been arrested in indian administered kashmir since august including children as young as 9 years old and some couldn't handle the trauma this father whose identity we cannot reveal says his son committed suicide after being tortured he doesn't believe the denials by the indian army that the boy was not detained or tortured. sit in a hospital the doctor allowed me to talk to my son i told him it will be always painful that you didn't tell us what you've gone through in a broken voice he said i have sacrificed my life for kushner india's government revoked autonomy and imposed a security lockdown in august it's also arrested thousands of people in the subsequent crackdown human rights organizations and activists i

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kashmiris themselves are just waiting for things to go back to normal. this halloween season is literally going to the dogs as more and more americans have turned to address their pets up in costumes according to the national retail foundation almost 13000000 americans have gone to buy the strangest and spookiest halloween costumes . one dog turns into a buzzy be another into a glitzy pumpkin. there's even a fearsome lion that ought to scare the neighbors. it seems there are just as many costumes for pets as there off of people stores in the us a full of cute and creepy pet attire the tone is love to buy for that dog's one year he was a one year he was a pirate one year he went in drag last year he was a spider he loved his 8 legs this year he's going as a hot dog because he's have to all i have to accept he's 13 now says you got to be kind of more refined as an old man slash changer according to the national retail foundation americans will spend almost $9000000000.00 on how to wean almost half a 1000000000 on pet costumes and costume canine pics of big

but the government says its actions are to provide security and improve conditions for kashmiris these decisions are taken place were taken at the local level by the law enforcement authorities after all the factors into going to . all those detentions have been continuously under some. people who have been. too afraid to reveal their identity the sisters say their only breadwinner was their brother who was detained 2 months ago he was arrested on august 9th 2 in the morning the soldiers took him from his room we met him twice at the police station in shopian and then he was shifted to she. later we found out that he's been sent to the we can't afford meeting him as we don't have the money because he was the only breadwinner for our family the. prime minister in there in ramadi has promised that revoking cushnie special status will usher in development and progress. many among the nearly 8000000 kashmiris facing a lockdown in restrictions find that hard to believe salman job there now around 55 african elephants are killed for their ivory every day so and take them as in the u.k. a cha

but the government says its actions are to provide security and improve conditions for kashmiris these decisions of the meaning were taken place were taken at the local level by the law enforcement authorities after all the factors into going to. all those detentions have been continuously under some. people who have been the least of them too afraid to reveal their identity the sisters say their only breadwinner was their brother who was detained 2 months ago . he was arrested on august 9th at 2 in the morning the soldiers took him from his room we met him twice at the police station and shopian and then he was shifted to sheena their central jail later we found out that he's been sent to the pity we can't afford meeting him as we don't have the money because he was the only breadwinner for a family. prime minister and there in ramadi his promise that revoking cushnie special status will usher in development and progress. many among the nearly 8000000 kashmiris facing a lockdown in restrictions find that hard to believe sam and. their. to hong kong now a leader carol-ann is calling fo

narendra modi on monday it's the 1st visit by a group of foreign politicians since india revotes kashmiris autonomy in august and giove or reports from indian administered kashmir that have been several protests in srinagar on a day $27.00 european parliamentarians a visiting union at mr kashmiri people have also called a full strike and all the shops in the valley are shut today the people of war is the parliamentarians will not get to see the accurate picture on the ground because it was it is tightly controlled by the indian government now of the 27 volunteer into coming 20 to hail from right all far right parties like alter that before the election and oas these from germany it's also important to mention that the government in india is currently ruled by a party that itself is right wing hindu nationalist party now these people say that the reality on the ground is not going to be even shown to them however it's also important to mention that the parliamentarians here are not coming sanctioned by the e.u. they are coming here in their personal capacity so many critics are even questio

slowly filtering back but most businesses and restaurants are still shut that's a blow to the 700000 kashmiris dependent on tourist income there's also a shortage of skilled labor has some 400000 migrant workers have left since the lockdown began the kashmir chamber of commerce and industry estimates india's military lockdown has cost the muslim majority region's economy nearly wanted a half $1000000000.00 in 2 months. over latin america now the fires that swept through bolivia and brazil in recent months could hurt the very farmers who might use that land reducing the rainfall they depend upon to keep grass is growing and cattle fed most cattle ranchers of course advocate for fewer trees and more pasture but some are thinking differently mound row is a large landowner and proud cattle baron in the 3rd generation. from the back of his mule he rules is gigantic ranch in the brazilian state of power rock on the amazon and yet he's different to other brazilian ranchers he wants to preserve the rain forest. just. this myth that cutting down more will make it grow more is ridiculous instead we have

slowly filtering back but most businesses and restaurants are still shut that's a blow to the 700000 kashmiris dependent on tourist income there's also a shortage of skilled labor has some 400000 migrant workers have left since the lockdown began the kashmir chamber of commerce and industry estimates india's military lockdown has cost the muslim majority region's economy nearly wanted a half $1000000000.00 in 2 months. and that is your business update from me and this is asia team thanks for watching. along with 6 kilos of plastic waste and a normal couch for italian fisherman johnny kohli and his crew. liza ocean going garbage men are doing their part every day to clean up the mediterranean sea some of. their goal is to help preserve the local fish stocks and create a cleaner environment to go about it. being 30 minutes on d w. e prison europe at its most summation at its most exciting. gets most creative colorful glamorous trying to taste innovative brilliance charming exciting. and there is a stable. good. on t.w. . i was 15 when i arrived here i slept with 6 people in a room. it was hard i

in and he used to inject something that made me unconscious he says he was the youngest among 25 kashmiris flown to a jail more than 1000 kilometers away and was arrested under the vague public safety act or p.s.a. which amnesty international calls a lawless law and allows for detention up to 2 years without bail. india's government has told the supreme court that 144 miners have been arrested in indian administered kashmir since august including children as young as 9 years old and some couldn't handle the trauma this father whose identity we cannot reveal says his son committed suicide after being tortured he doesn't believe the denials by the indian army that the boy was not detained or tortured at sit in a hospital the doctor allowed me to talk to why son i told him it will be always painful that you didn't tell us what you've gone through in a broken voice he said i have sacrificed my life for kashmir india's government revoked kashmir's autonomy and imposed a security lockdown in august it's also arrested thousands of people in the subsequent crackdown human rights organizations and

big is as far as it can with india i want to go back to the video report and something that the kashmiris said he said people are dying what's actually going on with violence in that region right now. fabulous let me talk about the communication blackout and there is difficulty in getting information out it is important to state that the indian army insists that that has been enormous loss of life in the last 3 months since the special status was removed however there are reports of the contrary that i read out of court saying that pellet gun firings that have happened at the hands of the indian home you have caused deaths the army denies this the plot clear that is a concern though that what is seen as a stronger crackdown would increase homegrown militarization homegrown terrorism in the region and we should just well thank you. stands prime minister iran concious is the 1st major challenge to his leadership as tens of thousands of demonstrators converge in the country's capital to protest the lead instigator is milan of such low raymonde a powerful religious leader who questions the re

project the belt road a new york correspondence course spoke about it with political scientists kashmiri . it was the belt and wrote to mr too for will that lead to china to become the superpower in the world well that's a really interesting question right and in my book that was just released i point out that the belt and road is really a part off china's 3 steps frat a-g. to become a superpower so the 1st step was to get rich right which they did the 2nd step was to make their coastline unapproachable so today it's very risky for american aircraft carriers and conflict to get within a 1000 kilometers of china and so this is the 3rd step to become the most influential country in the world over the next 2 decades and to connect itself to all these other countries and i might add that the strategy that china is following is not the one that america followed after the 2nd more wall which is to set a basis right to extend its influence china is much more business oriented countries so it's a win when it comes to countries and says you get rich we get creative and it just is a very very exci

slowly filtering back but most businesses and restaurants are still shut that's a blow to the 700000 kashmiris dependent on tourist income there's also a shortage of skilled labor has some 400000 migrant workers have left since the lockdown began the kashmir chamber of commerce and industry estimates india's military lockdown has cost the muslim majority region's economy nearly wanted a half $1000000000.00 in 2 months. and as your business update for me and this is a shitty thanks for watching. and gemini with w. at any time tides claim a place the name of the m.l.s. i don't like the crowd. to sing along to see this to come from soup but. for play interactive exercises. everything is online. interactive gemini lived in delhi. play a meal and i'm game was the brand new b.m.w. from the bottom spoke it's personal it's divisive it's about topics that affect us all our solution to climate change and the turning. place. shut out of. the city. are always. symbol of a long conflict in the philippines. between the muslim and the christian population . is fun to hide the city's central. prison. detergen

a 2 day visit to the region now on thursday delhi formally implemented legislation that removes kashmiris semi autonomous status and places it under direct federal rules. a world heritage site in japan has been ravaged by far and almost completely destroyed surety costal on the island of okinawa went up in flames early on thursday the wooden complex is a major tourist attraction the actual buildings all replicas of the originals destroyed in the 2nd world war. far south african police have forcibly evicted scores of migrants who have been camping out for weeks in cape town around 100 people were arrested after violent clashes in front of the united nations building now the migrants are not demanding to stay in fact they want to leave they say that a recent wave of xenophobic violence directed at african migrants shows that south africa is no longer safe. they came to south africa to seek refuge or simply a better future now will they want is to get out for weeks hundreds of migrants have been camping here outside the un's refugee agency in cape town demanding to be rededicated to other co

1000 of its supporters towards the line of control this is one of the largest organization of the kashmiri movement in 1994 yassin maalik the leader of the organization declared an indefinite cease fire after which you did become a political movement the government of course really trying to stop people from crossing the line of control because of the african chain that the indian forces may open fire on these people so the pakistani prime minister had also requested that j.k.r. left another crash media groups to shortish train because otherwise they said this may play into the hands of the indians but as you can see emotions are running high it is also concern for their leader yasin my leg always said to be in very poor health he has been arrested by the end they're not going to be along with all of the kashmiri leader now they. should be understood as wang full freedom boat from pakistan and india. i think every human being has the right to freedom but unfortunately both india and pakistan the treating us as slaves we want an independent kashmir and we want freedom from both countries we

security council meeting that was called after and they revoked the special status of the kashmiri territory under its control beijing had traditionally back to pakistan in its decades long to dispute with india the 2 men met in the indian town of la prom officers. is there. journalists have been restricted to this media center 10 kilometers away from the start of the site spruced up to welcome the wizarding chinese president xi jinping will want to screen described as an informal summit by the way in government according to chinese officials and one indian official that we've spoken to this informal summit would give the 2 leaders a relaxed time to discuss several issues in other words anything that emerges out of this conversation is going to be a windfall and expectations have been cut short right from the start the 2 leaders will talk about how do award the skirmishes at the borders that they dispute and what sort of security mechanisms to put in place and then also talk about trade india is very keen on bridging the trade deficit of over 51000000000 dollars and wants china to accept mor

lawmakers began a 2 day visit to the region on thursday before many implemented legislation that removes kashmiris semi autonomous status and places it under direct federal rules. the us department of defense has released the 1st video of the operation that killed i asked chief. daddy shows us special forces storming into his compound in northern syria and its subsequent destruction daddy family members and loyalists were reportedly killed in the special forces raid. a world heritage site in japan has been ravaged by fire and almost completely destroyed surely castle on the on and went up in flames on thursday the wooden complex is a major tourist attraction the actual buildings are replicas of the originals destroyed in the 2nd world war. well more fires now this time in california about a dozen wildfires a currently butting fueled by dangerously joy conditions and now strong winds gusts of up to 110 kilometers an hour affronting flames in the south of the state and blazes have led to widespread power outages while hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes. a grim dawn

anya's decision to revoke autonomy from the disputed region of kashmir and lock down nearly all kashmiri communications with the rest of the world both islam of new delhi claim kashmir as their own territory on trade china is india's 2nd largest trading partner with 87000000000 dollars in trade crossing annually between their borders the 2 leaders hope to increase that number to 100000000000 dollars by 2020 china also wants india to join the regional comprehensive economic partnership which aims to create the world's largest trading bloc india has expressed concerns that entering the pad could increase their already $55000000000.00 trade deficit with china further. and in merger news shareholders have voted to approve a merger between u.s. war material manufacturers raytheon and united technologies the new company will be called radio on technologies and x. is expected to jump ahead of northrop grumman to take the title of 2nd largest war contractor in the united states united said knology c.e.o. go. hayes reportedly engineered the merger as the culmination of his efforts to remake the c

lawmakers began a 2 day visit to the region on thursday before me implemented legislation that removes kashmiris semi autonomous status of places it under the direct federal group. huge fires now this time in california about a dozen wildfires are currently burning fuel by dangerously dry conditions and now strong winds now gusts of up to 110 kilometers an hour off fanning flames in the south of the state the blazes have led to widespread power outages while hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes. a grim dawn in southern california simi valley a blaze has just broken out and it's been found by strong winds i'm not made for local beth rivera her bags are packed but for now she's determined to stay and try to fight for her home. it started over this happened in hill behind. me that neighbors like. it like that is this. safe is this big. as the morning wears on the blaze picks up 1st in the line of fire the rural ranches in the hills it's not just residents who have to be evacuated ranchers struggle to coax terrified horses toward scifi before the flames sweep through.

the line of control this is one of the largest organization of the kashmiri movement and 1994 yards in my leg the leader of the organization declared an indefinite cease fire after a judge had become a political movement the government of course regime trying to stop these people from crossing the line of control because of the african change that the indian forces may open fire on these people so the pakistani prime minister had also requested that j.k.r. left another question media groups shortish train because otherwise they said this may play into the hands of the indians but as you can see emotions are running high it is also concern for their leader yasin my leg always said to be in very for health he has been arrested by the end they're not going to be along with all of the media lead us now that. should be understood as wang full freedom votes from pakistan and india. because of the i think every human being has the right to freedom but unfortunately both india and pakistan the treating us as slaves we want an independent kashmir and we want freedom from both countries we very

began a 2 day visit to the region on thursday delhi formally implemented legislation that for moves kashmiris semi autonomous status and places it under direct federal reserve. a court in hong kong has granted an injunction sought by the in battens government which the judge admitted good district the public's right to freedom of speech the ruling bans a publication of material online that quote promotes encourages or incites the threat of violence economic data published on thursday confront hong kong was in a recession for the 1st time since the gilbert financial crisis its economy's been cut by the ongoing trade war between the us and china and 5 months of increasingly violent antigovernment to democracy protests for the rallies are planned in the city the scene and to coincide with halloween. joining me now is the show on the chosen bill she's in hong kong spotty district where protests are taking place charlotte what exactly does this internet injunction mean for us to forward. that's exactly the question so many people have a ball all the way with don't carry on quick that's what the sc

leave the area taking with them one vital piece of the region's economy but it's not the 1st time kashmiris have suffered from work and businesses being shut down has it do. we know but. ah ball and he gone they have abundant that work they know their duties and uproot season everything is at stake but they know that existence their culture. state. doesn't know if he'll be allowed to transport his crop to market or find enough trucks to do so but he'll continue tending his fields because for many here culture and pride are more important than business and money. now is the only european union country to share a land border with the u.k. the deadlock over the irish border has held up a break that deal between brussels and blunden a hard break would be detrimental to our lands farmers who export most of their produce and as the capital makes preparations for breaks at the influx of big businesses and property developers a pushing out. lawrence lee takes a look a briggs its impact on urban and rural areas right at the site has been marked down here on the site that the location which is ideal

$25.00 councils candidates representing mateys hindu nationalist b j p have run on opposed many kashmiri see the election as a cynical attempt to create a political elite loyal to the major government this election don't mean anything for the people of kashmir because people of kashmir at the moment are in a state of shock they have lost their state towards they have lost it was jewish and they have lost their flag and i would say they have in fact lost their identity so the people who are without an agent to be are being subjected to a kind of a sham exercise the indian government says council leaders will represent local communities better than corrupt state officials victoria gate and the al-jazeera. according bangladesh's sentenced to 16 people today the young woman in much. rafi was tied up in kerosene and set a life after refusing to withdraw a sexual harassment complaint against 2 school principal. from prison he's denied involvement with one of the 16 sentenced tons of child rape now has the latest from. one of the most sensational murder case with a verdict of 16 people today on

least $25.00 councils candidates representing maids hindu nationalist b j p have run unopposed many kashmiriee the election as a cynical attempt to create a political elite loyal to the major government this election don't mean anything for the people of kashmir because people of kashmir at the moment are in a state of shock they have lost their state towards their lost it was the jewish and they have lost their flag and i would say they have in fact lost their identity for the people who are without an agent to be are being subjected to a kind of a sham exercise the indian government says council leaders will represent local communities better than corrupt state officials victoria gate and be al jazeera and 16 people have been sentenced to death for the murder of a young woman in bangladesh looser john ross he was tied up doused in kerosene and satellite in march after she refused to withdraw a sexual harassment complaint against the head teacher at her school police say the principal who has denied any involvement ordered her murder from prison. 300 more from the capital dhaka. one of the

$25.00 councils candidates representing made east hindu nationalist b j p have run unopposed many kashmiri see the election as a cynical attempt to create a political elite loyal to the major government this election don't mean anything for the people of kashmir because people of kashmir at the moment are in a state of shock they have lost their state towards they have lost it was the solution they have lost their flag and i would say they have in fact lost their identity for the people who are without an agent to be are being subjected to a kind of a sham exercise the indian government says council leaders will represent local communities better than corrupt state officials victoria gates and the al-jazeera. indian prime minister narendra modi's nationalist party b j p projected toughness on national security with its actions in kashmir in regional election campaigns for 2 states the b j p due to merge in the lead performed worse than polls predicted with many voters concerned by an economic slowdown. has more from new delhi several political pundits and news channels had said that the pa

also want to send a strong signal to the international community to bear danger to the plight of kashmiri people. on a stranding couple who spent more than 3 months in a prison in tehran charged with spying have been freed australia's foreign minister says all charges against julie king and mark for can have been dropped after quote very sensitive negotiations they were detained over accusations of flying a drone without a permit iran's state t.v. says an iranian student detained for 13 months in australia has also of returned home cameron's opposition leader marie scum to has been released from prison 9 months after his arrest for leading opposition protests come to his release spark celebrations on the streets of the capital young day he was freed by a military court on the orders of president paul vi who's under increasing international pressure following his crackdown on the opposition a committee to assess more now from the capitol hill. the declaration of a decree by president for libya that announced the release of more prisoners political prisoners in this case hundreds of prisone

least $25.00 councils candidates representing mateys hindu nationalist b j p have run unopposed many kashmiri see the election as a cynical attempt to create a political elite loyal to the major government this election don't mean anything for the people of kashmir because people of kashmir at the moment are in a state of shock they have lost their state towards they have lost it was the jewish and they have lost their flag and i would say they have in fact lost their identity for the people who are without identity are being subjected to a kind of a sham exercise the indian government says council leaders will represent local communities better than corrupt state officials victoria gate and be al jazeera. a humanitarian organization says a migrant camp in bosnia is on the brink of a catastrophe hundreds of migrants have been left without running water at the camp near the border with member croatia the red cross says the camp referred to as the jungle is filthy understaffed and surrounded by land mines local authorities temporarily cut the camps water supplies last week to pressure the bosni

were damaged tensions been high since august when india revoked the semi autonomous status of the kashmiri territory under its control pro independence supporters in catalonia have protesting for a 7th straight night they are angry over the jailing of separatist leaders who organized a band independence referendum 2 years ago a mare of barcelona the regional capital has appealed for calm to some of the protests turned violent hundreds of counter protesters were also out there the ones who want cash money are to remain a part of spain. will suddenly go hugo has been traveling in spain actually outside of the regional capital she went to where many remain divided over the issue of independence the flags of spain in catalonia flying side by side on top of children as courthouse below the crowd is protesting against the arrests made during friday's demonstrations at turned violent. the procession supporters blame the national government justice system. protests were sparked by the recent sentencing of 9 catalan politicians and activists after that failed bid this is session and 2017 frustratio

meanwhile, kashmiri militants shot dead five construction workers from eastern india on wednesday. ththe latest violence came as a group of e european unionn lawmakakers from far-right parts tourured kashmir in a move decrd by human rights groups as a pr stunt. the 27 parliamentarians from countries including france, germany, italy, poland, spain and the u.k. met with modi for a photo-op on monday. the pentagon has released video of the u.s. military assault on a compound in syria that i it ss killed isis leader a abu bak al-baghdadi and two o of h chdren o osaturday. when he blew up his suicide vest and a tunnel. the head of u.s. central command general frank mckenz s said wednesday y thatl-baghghda's remamains we burieieat seaea and ththat the u.s. . was onlert for retributioion attacks. the video does not c contain any audio of t the assault, casting further doubt on president trump's lurid account made to a national audience on sunday morning that baghdadi died "whimpering, crying and screaming." in the philippines, a powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake rattled the southern islan

least $25.00 councils candidates representing mateys hindu nationalist b j p have run unopposed many kashmiri see the election as a cynical attempt to create a political elite loyal to the major government this election don't mean anything for the people of kashmir because people of kashmir at the moment are in a state of shock they have lost their state towards they have lost it was the jewish and they have lost their flag and i would say they have in fact lost their identity for the people who are without identity are being subjected to a kind of a sham exercise the indian government says council leaders will represent local communities better than corrupt state officials victoria gates and the al-jazeera. indian pilgrims will be able to cross the border into pakistan to visit an important sikh shrine after a rare act of cooperation between the 2 countries the agreement gives indian 6 visa free access during a time of heightened tensions and border clashes between india and pakistan the shrine is believed to mark the spot where the founder of sikhism guru nanak died india has long for acces