A banned group’s call for a strike halts business and transport across Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Pakistan: Brutal State Repression Unleashed on Awami Action Committee in Kashmir—Masses Reply with Protests and Strikes - Revolutionary Communists of America

On the night of Friday June 5, one of the central leaders of the Awami Action Committee (AAC) in Azad Kashmir, Sardar Umar Nazir, was attacked in an assassination attempt near Rawlakot. He narrowly escaped as the bullet hit his ear, while an AAC activist, Shahzeb Habib, was martyred. [Originally published on Marxist.com] Earlier that day, the government of Azad Kashmir, on the dictates of the Pakistani state, announced a ban on the AAC and all i…

A banned group’s call for strike halts business, transport across Azad Kashmir

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan: Shops and businesses shut down, and public transport halted across Azad Kashmir on Tuesday after a call for a strike by a recently banned group known for violent protests. The Joint Awami Action Committee ‘s call follows clashes on Sunday in the city of Rawalakot between the group’s supporters and security personnel that left seven dead. The violence

A banned group’s call for a strike halts business and transport across Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Shops and businesses have shut down, and public transport has halted across Pakistan-administered Kashmir.