MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan: The prime minister of Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Monday led hundreds in a protest march over the recent killing of four demonstrators in the Indian-run area of the disputed territory.
Indian paramilitary troops killed four when they opened fire on protesters Thursday as they demonstrated against what they said was a desecration of the Koran by soldiers during a search of a madrassa, an Islamic school.
Around 400 protesters took to the streets of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani-administered Kashmir Monday and marched towards the UN office, chanting slogans against the Indian armed forces and the government.
Chaudhry Abdul Majeed, prime minister of Pakistani Kashmir, addressed the protesters and announced four days of official mourning.
Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan have each administered part of Kashmir since the partition of the subcontinent after the end of British rule in 1947.
Each country claims the territory in full.
The protesters presented a letter to the UN office seeking international intervention to protect human rights in Indian Kashmir.
A revolt against Indian rule has lasted for decades in Kashmir, India's only Muslim-majority state.
About a dozen rebel groups have been fighting Indian forces in Kashmir since 1989, either for independence or for a merger with Pakistan.
The fighting has left tens of thousands dead, mostly civilians. (AFP)
