•At least one person was killed and more than a dozen injured police officers
•JKJAAC, “peaceful rally” participants accused each other of violence or incited violence
•Protest leaders hold a party today in Lal Chowk
Muzaffarabad: At least a dozen people were injured on Monday, including azad Jamu and Kashmir (AJK) capitals, as a blind and wheels were observed in the area strike In a communication power outage.
The strike, a strike called by the Jamu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) on the Charter Issues of its unfulfilled requirements, has brought rivals to protest simultaneously, which has accused each other of allegations or incite violence during other peaceful demonstrations.
Mobile and Internet services have been suspended in AJK since noon Sunday, with curbs likely to last until Wednesday.
The casualties that occurred after noon occurred around the “peaceful rally” led by Muslim congress leader Raja Saqib Majeed.
The strike was announced last week as the jkjaac-goovernment negotiations remained deadlocked as elite privileges and seats reserved by women from Indian occupation and Pakistani refugees in Kashmir were abolished.
Witness Account
Witnesses claimed that participants of the peaceful rally opened fire on peaceful jkjaac protesters with “no provocation”.
Onlooker Ghulam Mustafa said a bullet hit Mohammad Sudeer, 30, who owns a pottery shop on Tahli Mandi Road. “When we arrived at CMH, he lost consciousness due to excessive bleeding,” he said.
An official from the United Military Hospital confirmed that Sudheer died during treatment.
Mohammad Basharat, 50, the owner of Shokat Lines, was injured by Shrapne.
He claimed that the protesters tried to make room for Mr. Majeed’s convoy to pass, but said his mail members came out of their cars and attacked them.
According to another witness, the peaceful rally was protected by police and paramilitary forces. Police popped tear shells on JAC protesters and shot them.
People at the hospital showed used bullet casings and they said they collected them from the ground while trying to rescue the injured.
“When the Action Committee had issued a call for lockdown on September 29, why did Mr. Majid allow the so-called peace parade on the same day?” asked Raja Safeer, 20, who was the owner in the emergency ward.
Local officials and Mr. Mayed could not be contacted for comment due to a power outage in communications.
By the way, some local media reports suggest that the peaceful rally was fired by Jack protesters, but this cannot be verified independently.
Another party today
In the evening, hundreds of people gathered in Lal Chowk and Shaukat Nawaz Mir of Muzafarrabad, where Jacques, among them, gave a speech on charging.
Mr. Mill claims that some elements want to create one May 9 –Like the case with AJK, for reasons they know best, and urged the Army chief to take stock of this situation.
Mr. Mill called on the alleged crowd to reassemble the next action at the same location at 11 a.m. today (Tuesday).
All businesses and stores are still closed, almost street vendors walking around AJK, and the roads are still deserted.
Reports also show that similar gatherings were held in Ravalakot and Sudnotti, while in Bimbo, brother Ehsanul Haq, who is associated with PTI, led a rally.
Posted at Dawn on September 30, 2025
