Overview

• Officials say 12 hours of talks produced agreement on about 90% of the Awami Action Committee’s demands, including commitments to withdraw filed cases and address power-related issues.
• Two unresolved items would require changes to Azad Kashmir’s constitution, including a proposal to abolish legislative seats reserved for refugees based in Pakistan.
• A federal negotiating committee has arrived in Muzaffarabad, appealing for calm and pledging to implement the concessions already granted.
• Authorities reported three police officers killed and more than 100 people injured in the October 1 violence, which leaders condemned while urging a return to dialogue.
• Press bodies condemned Islamabad police entering the National Press Club during related demonstrations, reporting damage inside the facility and assaults on journalists.