Overview

• An eight-member federal team led by Raja Pervaiz Ashraf met JKJAAC leaders for two rounds by Friday, with ministers saying most demands are accepted and constitutional issues under discussion.
• The Azad Kashmir government reports six civilians and three police officers killed and hundreds injured, while protest leaders claim higher civilian casualties.
• Internet and mobile services remain cut across the region as shutter-down strikes continue and large funerals in Muzaffarabad and other towns sustain public pressure.
• Authorities say about 90% of the charter has been agreed and call for restraint, but the JKJAAC disputes the claim and seeks arrests over alleged shootings of unarmed protesters.
• India’s foreign ministry publicly condemned Pakistan’s actions, and Amnesty International urged an immediate, impartial investigation into the clashes and the communications blackout.