Thousands of people attended the funeral of those killed during violent protests in Muzaffarabad, a Pakistan -occupied Kashmir. In the scenes, people were shown gathering in large numbers to participate in the funeral procession and prayer.
Protests continued for the 5th consecutive day in Pakistan -occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) on Thursday, which allegedly spread to the entire region after the martyrdom of three youths by the Pakistani army. Thousands of people attended the prayer of his funeral in Muzaffarabad, causing Janaza and provoked.
Protests under the leadership of Jammu and Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAC) are focused on 38 -point demands, including political reforms, concessional wheat flour, reduction in electricity rates, free education and health facilities and abolition of allowance for government officials.
Muzaffarabad has become the center of movement, which has spread to many districts of POJK. Shops, markets and transport services are closed, which has stalled life.
PTI leader Saeeda Zahra said in a post on X, “The tsunami of Kashmir will influence Muzaffar today”.
Zahra shared a video on X stating that a report on a large -scale violence on people at POJK was prepared, despite people did not back down. It was further told that it would be difficult to control people after the prayers of Jumme. Zahra shared the clip in which the report stated that the people of POJK are having hate to the government of Islamabad.
After unrest, a high -level government delegation interacted with a civic society alliance in Pakistan -occupied Jammu and Kashmir, talks, it resumed after deadly unrest in POJK Kashmir (PoK) on Thursday, protesters killed at least 10 people after days of violent clashes at the hands of the Pakistani army and many seriously injured, Don news reported on Friday.
According to Dawn, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has sent an eight -member committee, including Federal Ministers Ahsan Iqbal, Amir Mukam, Sardar Muhammad Yusuf, Rana Sanaullah and Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhary, PPP leader Raja Parvez Ashraf and Kamar Zaman Kaira, and former president of POJK Sardar Masood. He was accompanied by POJK Prime Minister Chaudhary Anwarul Haq.
According to Dawn, the talks started in the committee room of the Chief Secretary’s Office in the afternoon, in which Shaukat Nawaz Mir, Raja Amjad Ali Khan and Anjum Zaman Awan from Muzaffarabad division represented the Jammu and Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAC), which is leading the rights movement in the region.
Dawn further stated that the meeting continued till late Thursday night and the government’s talks with the high level committee are expected to start again on Friday morning.
Addressing those who expressed condolences, Mir of JKJAC apprised the mob about the latest developments and resolved that the struggle will continue until the major demands were accepted.
According to Dawn, these include abolition of 12 refugee seats, withdrawing the elite privileges, implementing the June 2019 High Court verdict in relation to agreements on power projects in POJK and provision of health cards.
He insisted that before discussing these issues, the alliance would demand immediate arrest and severe punishment of those responsible for the killing of “unarmed protesters” in other areas of Muzaffarabad, Dhirkot and POJK. He also demanded a mandate for talks with the official committee and promised that no compromise would be made with the rights of the people.
In view of the demonstrations, security forces have been deployed throughout the Pakistan occupied Kashmir, cleaning the bridges to stop the protest march.
As the protests continue to grow, security forces have been deployed throughout the Pakistan occupied Kashmir, which are cleaning the bridges to stop the protest march.
Despite the indefinite lockdown and internet blackouts imposed by the authorities, mass protest protests are crossing obstructions to join the convoy movement.