EXCLUSIVE: Pakistan Funding Terror in Kashmir Through Student Scholarship Program, Indian Investigator Says

EXCLUSIVE: Pakistan Funding Terror in Kashmir Through Student Scholarship Program, Indian Investigator Says
A house in which militants are suspected to have sheltered is in flames after a gunfight happened between rebels and Indian security forces that killed four soldiers, in South Kashmir's Pulwama district, about 10 kilometers away from the spot of recent suicide bombing, on Feb. 18, 2019. An investigator has pointed out that MBBS seats sold to Kashmiri students in Pakistan are being used to fund terror activities. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
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NEW DELHI—Pakistan is funding terrorism in Indian-administered Kashmir through a medical scholarship program, according to an Indian investigator.

The accusation adds to a long-held Indian claim that Pakistan is backing separatist militants in the region, which is one of the world’s most dangerous geopolitical flashpoints.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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