Overview

• Five days of demonstrations in Azad Kashmir ended after federal negotiators and the Joint Action Committee signed a 25-point agreement, with roads and markets reopening and the prime minister praising the outcome.
• The pact includes judicial inquiries into violent deaths, compensation equal to officials for those killed, Rs1 million for the injured, government jobs for victims’ families, and new secondary education boards in Muzaffarabad and Poonch.
• Implementation will be overseen by a high-level monitoring committee chaired by Kashmir affairs minister Amir Maqam, with detainees freed on October 2–3, local government law updates in 90 days, health card funding in 15 days, Rs10 billion for power upgrades, and a cap of 20 on cabinet members and advisers.
• Pakistan’s military public affairs office warned that any new conflict with India would draw a decisive response, as security sources reported 14 militants killed in a Khuzdar, Balochistan operation targeting the ‘Fitna al‑Hindustan’ group.
• The Pakistan Meteorological Department said a northeastern Arabian Sea depression intensified into cyclone Shakti near Karachi, advising fishermen to avoid deep sea through October 5 and forecasting gusty winds and light rain for parts of Sindh and Balochistan.