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Deal Reached in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir Ends Protests and Reopens Region

The accord commits to time-bound reforms and a judicial inquiry, with a joint committee monitoring implementation to ensure promised changes take hold.

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

  • Protest leaders and a federal delegation signed a written agreement in Muzaffarabad, prompting protesters to disperse as roads reopened and communications were restored.
  • Accountability steps include FIRs under the Anti-Terrorism Act for deadly clashes and the formation of a judicial commission to investigate violence on all sides.
  • Immediate relief promises include compensation for the dead and injured, a government job for one heir of each deceased within 20 days, and release of detainees from recent arrests.
  • Service and governance measures set timelines: health-card funding within 15 days, two new education boards within 30 days, Rs10 billion to upgrade the electricity system, and caps of 20 on cabinet members and administrative secretaries.
  • A monitoring and implementation committee with government and JAAC representatives, plus a legal panel to review constitutionally sensitive items such as refugee assembly seats, will oversee delivery, as reports put the death toll around 10 with hundreds injured.