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Abu Arqam Naqash and Krishna N. Das

US congresswoman visits Pakistani part of disputed Kashmir, draws India's ire

U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar speaks to the media during her visit to Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-administrated Kashmir, Pakistan, April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar made a rare visit by a U.S. lawmaker to Pakistan's part of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Thursday and said the issue should get more attention from the United States, prompting an angry response from India.

The Muslim-majority Kashmir region has long been the source of tensions between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan, leading them to fight three wars since winning independence from the British Empire in 1947.

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