Hundreds of jubilant Bangladeshi cricket fans took to the Dhaka streets on Tuesday, June.1,1999 to celebrate the historic victory over Pakistan by 62 runs in the World Cup on Monday in England.
Indian army soliders carry artillery in Pandrass, some 133 kilometers (83 miles) north of Srinagar, India, Tuesday, June 1, 1999. India soldiers battled Tuesday for a strategic peak occupied by Islamic guerrillas in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, military commanders said
Indian army fires artillery near Matayan, some 125 kilometers (78 miles) north of Srinagar, India, Tuesday, June 1, 1999. Indian soliders battled Tuesday for a strategic peak occupied by Islamic guerrillas in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, military commanders said.
Two Indian army soldiers, of the 16 Grenadiers company, join a group of soldiers enroute to the frontline in Dras, India, Tuesday, June 1, 1999. Indian soldiers battled Tuesday for a strategic peak occupied by Islamic guerrillas in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, military commanders said.
Refugees wait with their belongings for transportation to a safer area in Danchuk, located in the Dras sector of India, Tuesday, June 1, 1999. Indian soldiers battled Tuesday for a strategic peak occupied by Islamic guerrillas in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, military commanders said.
Bunkers are prepared by two members of the Indian army in anticipation of night time shelling, Tuesday, June 1, 1999, in Dras, India. India's main opposition Congress party Tuesday backed the tough military action against Islamic guerrillas in Kashmir but slammed the government for failing to take timely action to prevent an escalation of hostilities.
Demonstrators from the Janata Party try to climb over a police barrier near the Parliament Building in New Delhi Tuesday June 1, 1999 during a protest against India's Defence Minister George Fernandes. The group demanded that Fernandes resign for grossly mishandling activities in Kashmir. The Indian Army is currently engaged in a week long battle with Islamic militants in Kashmir. Sign in fron reads "Agents of Terrorists leave India."
Demonstrators from the Janata Party protest near the Parliament Building in New Delhi Tuesday June 1, 1999 against India's Defence Minister George Fernandes. The group demanded that Fernandes resign for grossly mishandling activities in Kashmir. The Indian Army is currently engaged in a week long battle with Islamic militants in Kashmir. Sign in front reads "Dismiss the Traitors
Mohammed Sultan, 60, who is one of the very few people left in Dras, has a smoke with an Indian army soldier Tuesday June 1, 1999. Most of the Dras region has been shelled heavily by Islamic infiltrators, forcing people to leave for safer places. Sultan's son, Ghulam Rasool, has been taken by the army to transport supplies to the frontline.
