US EditionDays of Violent Anti-Government Protests Grip Pakistan's Kashmir
Nine people died and over 220 were injured in violent protests over local rights including affordable electricity, amid a government-ordered internet blackout, officials said.
- Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, demanding an end to political class benefits on Monday.
- The protests, led by the Awami Action Committee, arose amid demands for rights, a communications blackout, and tensions following recent India-Pakistan clashes.
- Security forces flooded Muzaffarabad, using tear gas to hold back crowds peaking at 6,000, while reports detail violent clashes, injuries, and buildings damaged.
- The government claimed to have agreed to 90 percent of the demands, but the AAC rejected this, with protest leader Shaukat Nawaz asserting that the bullets used against them were manufactured in Pakistan and emphasizing their determination to continue protesting until their rights are recognized.
- At least nine people died, over 170 police and 100 civilians were wounded, protesters accused authorities of harassing journalists, and calls for impartial investigations persist amid ongoing unrest.
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Days of violent anti-government protests grip Pakistan's Kashmir
Days of violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police have gripped Pakistan's Kashmir on the border with India, with nine confirmed killed among scant news to emerge after an internet blackout.
Pakistan: Authorities must protect the right to peaceful protest and lift communications blackout amid Jammu & Kashmir protests
Responding to reports of the deaths of at least nine people, including six protesters and three police officers, and injuries to hundreds of others during ongoing protests in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir which have taken place amid a communications blackout in the region, Babu Ram Pant, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, said: “The situation in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir was preventable and …
Days Of Violent Anti-government Protests Grip Pakistan's Kashmir
Days of violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police have gripped Pakistan's Kashmir on the border with India, with nine confirmed killed among scant news to emerge after an internet blackout.
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Six protesters, three policemen killed in Azad Kashmir unrest as
ISLAMABAD: At least six protesters and three policemen have been killed in days of protests in Azad Kashmir, the region’s Press Information Department (PID) said on Wednesday, with the government urging the demonstrators to return to dialogue with authorities. The statement came hours after Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq appealed for an end
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