Militant Kashmiri separatists accused the Pakistani government Friday of selling out their cause by closing the border with the disputed region of Kashmir. Despite news of a possible crackdown on cross-border movement, Indian military officials announced the deployment of 10,000 more troops to the troubled province. A senior member of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, a group labeled a terrorist organization by the U.S., reportedly told the Reuters news service that Pakistan had denied his group’s effort to send fighters across the so-called Line of Control [LOC] between Pakistan- and India-controlled Kashmir. “Since early April, mujahideen [holy Islamic warriors] are not being allowed to cross the LOC,” the official said. “Summer is the time when Pakistani mujahideen cross into Kashmir to help Kashmiri fighters. It is a big blow.” Full Story
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