Kashmir is at the heart of the conflict between India and Pakistan, a conflict which has escalated further this morning.
Foreign media reported this morning about explosions in Indian-administered Kashmir, while the disaster management authority said that 13 civilians have been killed in the last 12 hours in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
But where is Kashmir located and why is it controversial?
India and Pakistan have fought several wars and conflicts since their independence from Britain in 1947, mainly due to territorial disputes over Kashmir.
Both countries claim the Himalayan region as their own, but in reality they control different parts of the territory, writes A2 CNN.
In 1947, a few months after British India was divided into a predominantly Hindu India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan, the two new states fought their first war for control of Muslim-majority Kashmir, which was then a kingdom ruled by a Hindu monarch.
The war killed thousands of people before it ended in 1948.
In 1949, a UN-brokered ceasefire line left Kashmir divided between India and Pakistan, with the promise of a UN-sponsored vote to allow the people of the region to decide whether it would be part of Pakistan or India.
That vote was never held, writes A2 CNN.
The land dispute has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people over the past three decades, although sporadic outbreaks of violence appear to have subsided in recent years. (A2 Televizion)
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