Overview

• Authorities cut internet and mobile services across the region, with some reports also citing landline suspensions.
• Islamabad dispatched over 1,000 police from the capital and brought in Rangers from Punjab, conducting flag marches and sealing key entry points.
• Clashes were reported, including accounts from Kotli of security forces firing and using tear gas, resulting in injuries.
• Protesters rally behind the AAC’s 38-point charter seeking abolition of 12 refugee-reserved assembly seats, subsidised flour, and power tariffs tied to local hydropower.
• While some outlets reported a temporary pause with a next phase planned for October 15, the shutter-down and wheel-jam kept markets and transport closed across major towns.