The biggest batch of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, comprising 8,815 pilgrims, including 31 foreign nationals, departed from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu on Tuesday under tight security.
Large-scale protests have continued across Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), with demonstrations entering their fourth consecutive week. The movement, centred in Rawalakot and several other parts of the region, has become one of the longest sustained protest campaigns in recent years.
