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Pakistan Warns India's Move To End Kashmir's Special Status Could Lead To War

Prime Minister Imran Khan said India's revoking the Muslim-majority territory's semi-autonomy will increase cross-border tensions and could lead to ethnic cleansing of Kashmiris.
Security personnel stand guard at a roadblock in the city of Jammu on Tuesday.

Pakistan's prime minister warned that a move by India to strip Kashmir of its special status could lead to war between the two countries and the ethnic cleansing of Muslims in the restive Himalayan region.

Imran Khan accused India's Hindu-nationalist government of promoting a "racist ideology."

Referring to India's cross-border airstrike in

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