Clashes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir kill 7 ahead of planned protest over refugee seats
Officials said four security personnel and three protesters were killed as authorities moved to stop a planned strike over reserved refugee seats.
- On Monday, officials confirmed clashes between security forces and the outlawed Joint Awami Action Committee in Pakistan-administered Kashmir killed seven people, including four security personnel. Violence erupted Sunday following a Supreme Court ruling.
- The Supreme Court ruled that 12 legislative seats reserved for Kashmiri refugees are constitutionally protected and cannot be abolished, directly conflicting with JAAC demands to remove them citing disproportionate influence.
- Commissioner Sardar Waheed reported three civilians were killed and 40 wounded during fighting in Rawalakot; Police confirmed four officers died and 23 were wounded, while authorities arrested more than 70 JAAC members.
- Authorities sealed the JAAC's central office and imposed a ban on large gatherings in Muzaffarabad; markets returned to normal operations Monday, though the regional government previously banned the group citing public order threats.
- Members of the JAAC have called their listing as a "terror" group "oppression," arguing they are demonstrating for legitimate economic and political rights after the government accepted 36 of their 38 demands last year.
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AJK PM offers fresh talks amid clashes
Prime Minister Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore has offered to restart negotiations with the JAAC, urging protesters to return to the dialogue table. Meanwhile, fatal clashes in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have sparked competing accounts over casualties, governance grievances and political legitimacy, with official sources confirming at least seven deaths. According to official statements, recent unrest in areas including Rawalakot involved confronta…
Tensions Escalate in Kashmir as Protesters Clash with Authorities
In Pakistan-administered Kashmir, 11 people died and over 70 were injured during clashes between police and protesters from a banned civil society alliance. The unrest, linked to a protest against reserved legislative seats for refugees, saw the use of firearms and led to mass arrests amid rising tensions.
Clashes in Pakistan-Controlled Kashmir Leave Seven Dead
Seven people were killed, while many others were injured in a clash between the recently proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee and the police on Sunday in the city of Rawalakot in the Pakistan-controlled region of Kashmir.
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Clashes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir kill 7 after court upholds refugee legislative seats
Clashes between supporters of the outlawed Joint Awami Action Committee and security forces in Pakistan-administered Kashmir have killed at least seven people, including four security personnel, officials said Monday.
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The Economic TimesClashes in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir kill 11 ahead of protest
Violence erupted in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as security forces clashed with protesters. Eleven people died and over seventy were injured. The Joint Awami Action Committee organized a protest against reserved seats for refugees in upcoming elections. The regional government had previously banned the committee. This incident follows similar deadly clashes over rising costs.
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