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Deal Ends AJK Unrest as Government and Protest Alliance Seal Broad Reform Pact

Oversight committees plus a promised judicial inquiry will show if broad concessions are carried out transparently.

Members of the Awami Action Committee, a civil rights alliance, chant slogans during a rally demanding subsidized food, electricity and other services in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)
CORRECTS HAME: Police officers fire tear gas shell to disperse members of the Awami Action Committee, a civil rights alliance holding a rally demanding subsidized food, electricity and other services, in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)
Before the strike, the protestors had issued a charter of 38 points, and urged authorities to accept them or they would take to the roads.

Overview

  • A federal delegation and the JAAC/AAC signed a written agreement in Muzaffarabad after two days of talks, prompting protesters to disperse as roads, markets, and communications were restored.
  • The accord accepts core demands, including compensation on par with security personnel for the dead, a government job for one heir within 20 days, Rs1 million for gunshot injuries, and the release of detained protesters.
  • Authorities pledged FIRs under the Anti-Terrorism Act for violent incidents and a judicial commission to investigate deaths and clashes, with cases to be referred to the commission.
  • Service and governance measures include two new education boards, health card funding within 15 days with MRI and CT scan machines for every district, Rs10 billion to upgrade the electricity system, caps of 20 on cabinet ministers and administrative secretaries, agency mergers, and property tax alignment with Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • A monitoring and implementation committee plus legal experts will review progress every 15 days, while human rights groups call for impartial investigations and transparent casualty verification after protests that left at least nine people dead.