India has tightened its grip in Kashmir and has arrested 4,000 since the abolition of the special status

Indian government sources have arrested 4,000 people in Kashmir since New Delhi's decision to abolish autonomy for the region last week, and Indian authorities reimposed restrictions on movement in key areas of Srinagar - the largest cities of Kashmir - after violent clashes Saturday night between residents and police were injured Dozens.

Witnesses said the authorities did not allow residents to pass through checkpoints and that security forces told them at some checkpoints that there was a curfew.

At least 4,000 people were arrested and detained under the Public Safety Act, a controversial law that allows authorities to hold people for up to two years without charge or trial, AFP quoted a judge as saying on condition of anonymity.

Indian authorities reimposed restrictions on movement in key areas of Srinagar on Sunday after heavy clashes last night between residents and police, in which dozens were injured, senior officials and witnesses said.

Protests
In the past 24 hours there have been a series of protests against New Delhi's August 5 decision to abolish autonomy.

Witnesses and officials said most of the violent clashes overnight were in parts of the old town of the capital, where Indian troops fired tear gas, pepper bombs and spray shots to disperse protesters.

Pakistan's Prime Minister's Media Advisor, Fardous Asheq Awan, said Pakistan has tried to persuade India to come to the negotiating table and resolve all contentious issues through dialogue.

On Saturday, India and Pakistan exchanged heavy fire across the border between them, and sources said that an Indian soldier was killed.

The clashes came hours after the Security Council held its first session on Kashmir in nearly fifty years;