Overview

• Awami Action Committee and allied groups launched a region-wide 'shutter-down and wheel-jam' strike that halted life across Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Kotli, Rawalakot and other districts.
• Authorities cut internet and mobile services from midnight and, in many areas, restricted landlines, creating a near-total communications blackout.
• Islamabad moved in large security reinforcements, including thousands of police and Rangers with an additional 1,000 officers from the capital, while sealing entry points and holding flag marches.
• Local reports say security forces fired on crowds, with casualty estimates ranging from at least one to two people killed and dozens injured as clashes escalated.
• The movement centers on a 38-point list of demands that includes scrapping 12 assembly seats reserved for refugees, subsidised flour, and electricity pricing linked to local hydropower generation and royalties.