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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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.
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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.
Seven killed in clashes between police and protest group in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Four police officers and three civilians were killed, with dozens more injured, as violent clashes erupted between security forces and supporters of a newly banned activist movement demanding economic and governance reforms.
POJK on edge as protesters clash with police; 7 killed, dozens injured
Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) is on edge as the authorities’ crackdown on protesters demanding changes to the electoral system continues. At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured amid a near-total internet shutdown in the region.
Clashes between protesters and police kill seven in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan: Seven people were killed and dozens wounded in clashes between police and members of a banned activist group in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, officials said on Monday (June 8).
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