Overview

• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed a transparent investigation, urged police restraint, and promised personal oversight of negotiations on his return.
• The federal government expanded its negotiation committee and instructed it to travel immediately to Muzaffarabad to pursue a political resolution.
• Officials say roughly 90% of the Awami Action Committee’s demands were accepted after about 12 hours of talks that produced a written agreement.
• Two items remain unresolved because they need constitutional amendments, including abolishing refugee-reserved seats and reducing the number of ministers.
• Authorities report multiple deaths and scores of injuries, with figures varying across statements, as strikes and a reported communications blackout continue to disrupt AJK.