Hundreds of people took to the streets in Pakistan-administered Kashmir Monday to mark the fifth anniversary of India's decision to strip the disputed region of its semi-autonomy and take direct control of it.
The decision, which Islamabad insists was unilateral and violated United Nations resolutions, has tested the already strained ties between the two countries.
Protesters in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-held Kashmir, which is split between Pakistan and India and claimed by both in its entirety, burned Indian national flags, vowing to fight New Delhi's decree until its dissolution.
Pakistan has long pushed for the right to self-determination under a U.N. resolution passed in 1948, which called for a referendum on whether Kashmiris wanted to merge with Pakistan or India.
