DTN News: India In Pictures Of The Day ~ Pakistan Elements In Indian Kashmir

DTN News: India In Pictures Of The Day ~ Pakistan Elements In Indian Kashmir *Source: DTN News By Roger Smith (NSI News Source Info) SRINAGAR, India- February 13, 2010: Islamic militant groups have been fighting since 1989 for the region's independence or its merger with Muslim Pakistan. The Pakistan had for a long period fostered militants in different banners to fight their proxy war in Indian Kashmir and supported Taliban reinforcements in Afghanistan to maintain hold on the regions.Paramilitary soldiers and policemen watch from a distance as fellow soldiers exchange stones with Kashmiris during a protest against the Indian government in Srinagar, India, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.Kashmiris throw stones at paramilitary soldiers during a protest against the Indian government in Srinagar, India, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.A paramilitary soldier aims his catapult at Kashmiris protesting against the Indian government in Srinagar, India, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.