A bbc investigation has uncovered allegations of brutal beatings and torture by soldiers in indian administered kashmir. Its 25 days since the Indian Government withdrew the regions special semi autonomous status, clamping down fiercely on dissent and arresting thousands of people. Kashmir is claimed by both pakistan and india. The two Nuclear Armed neighbours control different sections of kashmir, and have fought two wars over it. Despite a near communications blackout, Sameer Hashmi has been inside kashmir, and sent this report. You may find some of it distressing. Behind these razor wires lies an uneasy calm. Restrictions everywhere we go. But for many kashmiris, the crackdown has come at a cost. We have come to investigate disturbing allegations. Soldiers came here, we are told, looking for violent protesters. 13 men were allegedly pulled from their beds, tortured and beaten. These brothers, like all the people we spoke to, were too scared to reveal their identities. We saw their i
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Please allow me to negotiate. 50 years after british troops were sent to Northern Ireland, we talk to some of the soldiers on patrol at the start of the troubles. And Manchester United get off to a flying start in their premier league campaign, hitting four against chelsea. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai brown, and former conservative advisor mo hussein. Stay with us for that. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The government has announced a package of measures on law and order, saying its serious about fighting crime. Labour has dismissed the plans as no more than empty promises ahead of a possible general election. So what is the government proposing . Ministers want to create 10,000 new prison places across england and wales. And a pilot scheme giving the police wider powers to stop and search suspects will be extended to all 43 forces. Critics say theres little detail about how the policies will be funde
That will top expectations. Tim cook says he is thrilled to the return to growth. Shery later in Bloomberg Technology global link, we will break down apples earnings with bloomberg intelligence. First, a quick check of how the markets closed tuesdays session. Another day of losses for u. S. Stocks. A mixed bag of corporate earnings. Procter gamble rising on earnings. This coming at a time as the fed starts its meeting. President trump did not help Market Sentiment when he lashed out at china saying it was ripping off the u. S. Late market trading, we did see the sentiment recovery as President Trump said he recently spoke to chinese president xi jinping. The s p 500 fell three chance of 1 . The nasdaq down a quarter of a percent. Interesting to see small caps outperformed largecap sweet the dollar held near a two month high. U. S. Futures gaining 1 10 of 1 . Lets see how we are setting up for the asian open. Paul new zealand has been trading for a couple of minutes now. Not a lot of ac
Will not accept what it calls british meddling. The influence of hong kongs one time colonial power these days is very limited. Please allow me to negotiate 50 years after british troops were sent to Northern Ireland, we talk to some of the soldiers on patrol, at the start of the troubles. And england end welsh hopes of topping rugbys World Rankings after a convincing win at twickenham. Good evening. Downing street has announced a package of measures on law and order, saying the government is serious about fighting crime. But critics argue the proposals are far too vague, and lack credibility. The government is promising thousands of new prison places. And a pilot scheme, giving the police wider powers to stop and search suspects will be extended to all 43 forces, in england and wales. Labour says theres little detail about how the policies will be funded, and warn that extending stop and search could lead to social unrest. 0ur correspondent Richard Lister reports. Stop and search. The