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Nine killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir clashes
Officials said the unrest began after roads were reopened and stems from a dispute over 12 reserved assembly seats for refugees.
- On Tuesday, clashes between security forces and supporters of the banned Joint Awami Action Committee in Pakistan-administered Kashmir left nine people dead, occurring as authorities cleared blockaded roads ahead of a planned march.
- The regional Supreme Court ruled 12 Legislative Assembly seats reserved for refugees from Indian-controlled Kashmir are constitutionally protected, but protesters argue the system dilutes local representation and demand abolition of the seats.
- Poonch Divisional Commissioner Waheed Khan reported six protesters and one police officer died in Tararkhal, while a separate clash in Rawalakot killed one protester and one security official. "Police and security officials responded in self-defence," Khan told Reuters.
- Authorities launched operations across Pakistan-administered Kashmir to clear roads blocked for nearly a month, causing food and medicine shortages, while security forces remain prepared to prevent the committee from entering Muzaffarabad for Wednesday's planned march.
- Around 30 people have been killed in unrest since June in the Himalayan region, which India and Pakistan both claim in their entirety, underscoring the territory's volatile history and the stakes of the electoral dispute.
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(Jakarta=Yonhap News) Correspondent Son Hyun-kyu = Social activist groups have been staging armed protests in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir for a month, and so far 30 people, including police officers, have been killed.
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Nine killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir clashes
Clashes between security forces and supporters of a banned protest group in Pakistan-administered Kashmir killed nine people on Tuesday, officials said, a day before the group planned a march against controversial electoral arrangements ahead of regional elections later this month.
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right7Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Left, 39% Right
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources lean Left, 39% of the sources lean Right
39% Right
L 39%
C 22%
R 39%
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