Overview

• Officials and protest leaders announced a signed multi-point accord that halted days of demonstrations, with roads, markets and mobile services returning to normal in Muzaffarabad and other areas.
• The agreement provides judicial inquiries into recent violence, compensation equal to security personnel for the deceased, Rs1 million payments for the injured, and government jobs for eligible heirs.
• Authorities stated that individuals detained on 2 and 3 October will be released, while a legal action body was described as meeting every 15 days to review implementation issues.
• Reform commitments include capping the cabinet at 20, merging the accountability and anti-corruption bodies under NEPRA-aligned rules, establishing new education boards, allocating Rs10 billion to upgrade the power system, funding health cards, and amending the 1990 local government law within 90 days.
• Parallel to the political settlement, ISPR issued a sharp warning over recent Indian statements, security sources reported 14 militants killed in a Khuzdar raid, and the weather office advised caution at sea as Cyclone Shakti strengthened over the Arabian Sea.