Overview

• PDP activists gathered at Sher-e-Kashmir Park on July 1 to march toward Lal Chowk, protesting unfulfilled promises on water supply, power tariffs, unemployment and the return of detained youth.
• Jammu and Kashmir Police intercepted the march, ordered protesters to disperse and arrested senior party figures including Abdul Haq Khan, Mohammad Khurshid Alam, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura and Syed Basharat Bukhari.
• Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura denounced the crackdown as a “dictatorship” before being taken into custody.
• Mehbooba Mufti took to social media to accuse the government of wielding force against peaceful demonstrations while neglecting pressing civic crises.
• The protest highlights deepening rifts between the PDP and the National Conference‐led government over unmet electoral pledges and allegations of political repression.