Muzaffarabad unrest: Tension in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as strike enters fifth day
₹23 billion for immediate release to the region to quell a simmering unrest. The Awami Action Committee has called for the protest.
The strike was catalyzed by overnight police raids resulting in the arrests of numerous leaders and activists. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved ₹23 billion for immediate release to the region after the negotiations between the protesters and the regional government ended in a deadlock.
The residents have been advocating for affordable electricity and flour subsidies for the past few days, PoK "prime minister" Chaudhry Anwarul Haq said, adding that no one can ignore the necessity of accessible electricity and affordable bread. The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) has been seeking the provision of electricity as per hydropower generation cost in the region, subsidised wheat flour and an end to the privileges of the elite class.Milestone Alert!
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