Voters queued outside polling stations in India's Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to vote in the first provincial election being held in a decade in the Himalayan region that has grappled with years of militant violence.

India’s troubled region of Jammu and Kashmir saw a brisk turnout amid tight security as voters cast their ballots on Wednesday in the first regional legislative elections in a decade. The region, which has seen years of separatist violence and is at the centre of a dispute between India and Pakistan,

The Financial Action Task Force's mutual evaluation report on India highlights significant terrorism threats from Islamic State and Al-Qaeda-linked groups in Jammu and Kashmir. It also points out delays in prosecuting money laundering and terrorism financing cases,