Overview

• A federal delegation led by senior ministers held a second round of negotiations in Muzaffarabad with the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee, with no comprehensive settlement announced.
• The Azad Kashmir government reports six civilians and three policemen killed and hundreds injured, while protest leaders and some reports cite higher casualty figures.
• Internet and mobile services remain largely shut across the region, and reporters have faced curbs, complicating independent confirmation of events.
• Officials say roughly 90% of the 38-point charter has been accepted, but items like abolishing 12 reserved refugee seats require constitutional changes and protest leaders demand arrests over alleged shootings.
• India’s foreign ministry condemned Pakistan’s actions and Amnesty International called for an impartial investigation into the use of force, adding international pressure on Islamabad.