Jammu and Kashmir

People carry Pakistan's and Azad Kashmir's green flags and chant slogans to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir, in Karachi, Pakistan, August 30, 2019.

'We are preparing to defend ourselves,' says president of Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir

It's been almost two months since India moved to integrate the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir more closely into India proper by stripping it of its special status. Sardar Masood Khan is the president of Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir, known as Azad, or Free Kashmir. He spoke with The World's host Marco Werman on how the situation might play out.

'We are preparing to defend ourselves,' says president of Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir
A Kashmiri man is shown squeezing his body through a chain link and wooden barricade.

Barricades and books: Life in a restive Kashmir neighborhood

Barricades and books: Life in a restive Kashmir neighborhood

Water scarcity heightens tensions between India and Pakistan

Water scarcity heightens tensions between India and Pakistan

Isolated Long Lost Kingdom of the Himalayas

Isolated Long Lost Kingdom of the Himalayas

India trying to get Hindus to move back to contested Kashmir

India trying to get Hindus to move back to contested Kashmir

Hindus Moving Back to the Kashmir Valley

Religious and political violence nearly drove the entire Hindu minority away from the region, but some of those migrants are now returning, thanks to a new program by the Indian government.

Hindus Moving Back to the Kashmir Valley
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Geo answer

Today's answer is Ladakh, a region in the India-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir. Ladakh is where Pashmina goats can be found. Their soft wool is prized around the world. This year, severe winter conditions are threatening the goats. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from the BBC's Altaf Hussein.

Geo answer