Overview

• Markets and transport were largely shut across Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Kotli, Rawalakot and other towns under a region-wide shutter-down and wheel-jam call.
• Mobile and internet services were cut from midnight across the territory, with some reports also noting landline restrictions to curb mobilisation.
• Heavy security deployments included police, Rangers and other forces, with over 1,000 additional police sent from Islamabad, flag marches and sealed entry points reported.
• Violent confrontations were reported in multiple locations, with local outlets citing at least one to two fatalities and many injuries after firing and tear gas against crowds.
• The unrest follows the collapse of marathon negotiations as the AAC pushes a 38-point agenda focused on abolishing 12 refugee-reserved assembly seats, lower power tariffs tied to Mangla and Neelum–Jhelum, subsidised flour and greater local control of resources.