US presses India to ‘rapidly’ ease restrictions In Kashmir

US presses India to 'rapidly' ease restrictions In Kashmir

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 27 (APP):A senior U.S. diplomat called on India to quickly ease restrictions imposed in occupied Kashmir, saying Washington was concerned over the human rights situation in the disputed state.

“We hope to see rapid action — the lifting of the restrictions and the release of those who have been detained,” Alice Wells, the acting assistant secretary of state for South Asia, told reporters on Thursday.

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