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Nine Dead in AJK Protests, Talks Stall Over Communications Blackout

Protest leaders halted negotiations until communications are restored following a federal pledge to investigate the clashes.

Members of Awami Action Committee chant slogans as they attend the funeral prayers of three victims, who were killed in Wednesday's clashes between police and protestors, in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)
People transport the body of a person, who was killed in the clashes between police and demonstrators demanding subsidies on food, cheaper electricity and other concession, at a hospital in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)
Days of violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police have gripped Pakistan's Kashmir, with nine people confirmed killed
People sit around the bodies of three victims, who were killed in Wednesday's clashes between police and protestors, before their funeral prayers, in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)

Overview

  • The AJK government reports six civilians and three police officers killed, with more than 170 police and about 50 civilians injured during days of violent confrontations.
  • Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered a transparent probe, appealed for calm, and expanded a high-level delegation to seek a negotiated solution in Muzaffarabad.
  • Initial meetings between the federal team and the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee paused after JAAC leaders insisted the mobile and internet blackout be lifted before talks continue.
  • Regionwide strikes and road blockades have shuttered markets and schools as convoys and funerals proceed under a communications shutdown that limits independent reporting.
  • Authorities say most of the JAAC’s 38 demands are accepted or under review, with two needing constitutional changes, while Amnesty International urged immediate, impartial inquiries into alleged excessive force.