AJK Reels as 9 Killed in Protest Violence

AJK reels as 9 killed in protest violence

At least nine people, including three policemen, were killed after violence erupted in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on the third day of a general strike called by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) for reforms and public facilities in the region, officials said on Wednesday. According to media reports, business and other activities remained shut in AJK because of the strike amid a communications blackout, while incidents of violence took pl…

3 policemen killed, dozens injured as PoK witnesses strike for second day

The strike, called by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) over the issue of its unfulfilled charter of demands, saw simultaneous protests by rival groups, which accused each other of fomenting violence during an otherwise peaceful demonstration.

Joint action committee invited for talks as three policemen killed amid AJK unrest

Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq and Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Wednesday invited the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) for talks to resolve the unrest caused by protests in the territory. A shutter-down strike has been observed across AJK for the past three days amid a communications blackout imposed since Sunday. The strike, called by the JAAC over its unfulfilled charte…

Three policemen killed in AJK protests; govt renews talks offer

Federal Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry addresses press conference along with Azad Jammu and Kashmir Pirme Minister Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq in Muzaffarabad, AJK, October 1, 2025. — Screengrab via YouTube/Geo NewsMUZAFFARABAD: The government on Wednesday reiterated its offer of talks with the...

JKAAC leader urges global media to act on PoK crisis - OrissaPOST

Islamabad: Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee core committee member, Sardar Umar Nazir Kashmiri, Thursday issued an urgent appeal to the international media and global human rights organisations Thursday, calling for immediate attention to the ongoing crisis in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. Since September 29, a peaceful public movement by the locals of PoK and JKAAC members has been met with state repression, human rights violations, restr…

PoK: Nine killed after clashes continue against Pakistan’s political repression, economic exploitation

Islamabad: Violent clashes continue in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) with nine more people, including three policemen, killed during the strike called by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) for reforms and public facilities in the region, local media reported citing officials. Business and other activities have remained shut in the PoK due to the strike amid disruption in communication in the region, Pakistani daily The Express Tribune rep…