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Deal Ends Unrest in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir as Services Reopen

A written pact creates oversight to enforce subsidies, reforms, cabinet cuts.

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)
Protesters in Pakistan's Kashmir have ended days of deadly anti-government demonstrations after reaching an agreement with the government, according to officials

Overview

  • Pakistani authorities and the Joint Action Committee signed a written agreement after two days of talks in Muzaffarabad, leading organizers to call off protests.
  • Mobile networks, markets, traffic and government offices began reopening across Muzaffarabad, Bagh and other districts as normal life resumed.
  • The deal keeps subsidies on wheat and electricity, accepts dozens of service-related demands, and pledges to trim the number of ministers and senior officials.
  • A monitoring body meeting every 15 days and a panel of legal or constitutional experts will track implementation and address unresolved issues.
  • Officials reported six civilians and three police officers killed during the clashes, while rights groups urged impartial investigations and criticized the communications blackout.