Pakistan slams barbaric killing of 3 Kashmiris in custody

The Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Sunday condemned the “barbaric” killing of three people held in the Indian army’s custody in Kashmir, saying that the incident had exposed the neighbouring country’s “relentless state terrorism” in the allegedly occupied valley.

A day earlier, the Associated Press had reported that three Kashmiris were tortured to death while in Indian army custody. The report stated that according to locals and residents, the army had arrested “at least eight civilians” for interrogation in the wake of an attack on two army vehicles in Poonch.

The report added that videos purportedly showing the “torture of detained civilians” spread online hours after their detention and triggered “widespread anger”.