India is muzzling Kashmir's media as part of the lockdown it imposed on the disputed region a month ago, a new report by two rights networks says
The government has also restricted movement and curtailed phone and internet services, ostensibly to control unrest in a region where resistance groups have waged an armed rebellion against Indian rule since 1989.
Five civilians have also died, the army said this week, blaming the deaths on stone-pelters and rebels. But locals say the deaths were caused by pellet guns, tear gas and during clashes with Indian troops.On Friday, Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan said his country will make the fullest possible response to India's actions in disputed Kashmir and the global community would be responsible for any "catastrophic" aftermath.
"We are prepared to give the enemy the fullest possible response. Failing, the world community will be responsible for the catastrophic aftermath," he added. Pakistan will never abandon Kashmir, army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa told a defence function in the city of Rawalpindi.
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