JUI-F chief urges government to recognise gravity of AJK protests, pursue reconciliation

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AJK assembly passes resolution seeking truth commission into recent unrest

Fazl warned that the movement had spread across Kashmir and was drawing support in other parts of Pakistan and among the Kashmiri diaspora, particularly in Europe.

Clashes in AJK

The clashes in AJK have drawn widespread condemnation from political parties and rights groups following reports of deaths and injuries during protests.

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan stated that it was "deeply alarmed" by the reports, emphasising that maintaining public order "must never come at the expense of the right to life or the freedoms of peaceful assembly and expression". It called for a "prompt, impartial and independent investigation" into the reported deaths and injuries.

Opposition parties also condemned the violence. PTI demanded an "immediate, independent, transparent and impartial judicial investigation", describing the reported deaths and injuries as an attack on "human rights, democratic values and civil liberties."

TTAP denounced what it called the use of "excessive force" against protesters, while JUI-F chief described the firing on civilians as "open terrorism".

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AJK's 53-member legislative assembly includes 12 seats reserved for Kashmiri refugees — people who fled Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) in 1947 and 1965 and are now scattered across Pakistan. Six seats represent refugees from the Jammu division (~434,000 people) and six from the Kashmir Valley (~30,000 people) — an already lopsided arrangement that many see as unfair.

The region witnessed one of its most turbulent periods in October last year when protests led by the JAAC erupted over demands for constitutional and governance reforms. At least nine people, including three policemen, were killed during the unrest.

The JAAC, which organised the protests and strike, had presented a wide-ranging charter of demands, including an end to the privileges enjoyed by the ruling elite, the abolition of 12 assembly seats reserved for refugees, and the scrapping of the quota system.

Two days after the violence, the government and the JAAC reached an agreement covering 12 core and 13 additional points. Under the accord, both sides agreed to constitute a high-level committee to examine the issue of refugee seats in the AJK Legislative Assembly.

The matter is at a deadlock at the moment, with the JAAC calling for the abolition of the seats while the government rejects the demand.