Overview

• Officials report three police fatalities and conflicting injury totals ranging from about 100 to 150, with police sources also citing at least one civilian death.
• Authorities say armed elements attacked police across multiple areas after a protest initially billed as peaceful by the Awami Action Committee.
• Federal negotiators held 12 hours of talks, accepted roughly 90% of the committee’s demands, and agreed to withdraw cases while acting as guarantors for implementation.
• Two unresolved demands, including issues tied to legislative seats and cabinet size, require amendments to Azad Kashmir’s constitution and remain points for negotiation.
• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered a transparent investigation, urged restraint by law enforcement, directed immediate assistance for affected families, and an Islamabad meeting has been scheduled today by the interior ministry.