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Tensions remained precocious crossed Pakistan-occupied Kashmir connected Tuesday, a time aft astatine slightest 11 radical were killed and dozens injured successful clashes betwixt Pakistani information forces and anti-government protesters.Videos circulating connected societal media showed ample crowds gathering successful Barnala, Bhimber and Mirpur, portion information unit fired teardrop state shells astatine protesters successful Muzaffarabad. Other footage showed markets unopen crossed the metropolis arsenic tensions escalated pursuing clashes betwixt workers of the Joint Awami Action Committee and Pakistani information forces.
The protests, which person dispersed to respective towns including Bhimber and Kotli, are portion of a increasing question against Islamabad’s policies successful the region.
Demonstrators person accused authorities of suppressing dissent, portion reports from the country suggest restrictions connected communications and arrests of activists.The unrest has drawn planetary attention. More than 50 members of the British Parliament person written to UK Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary officials expressing interest implicit reports of a lockdown, arrests and a communications blackout successful PoK.
"As Chair of the APPG connected Kashmir, our missive to the Foreign Secretary present has the enactment of implicit 50 Parliamentarians. We stay profoundly acrophobic by reports of a continued lockdown, a communications blackout, arrests and escalating tensions," Bradford East MP Imran Hussain said connected X."The UK Government indispensable usage each due diplomatic channels to enactment de-escalation, the contiguous lifting of the blockade, restoration of communications and a peaceful solution done array talks that respect the quality rights of Kashmiris astatine the bosom of it," helium said.In their letter, the parliamentarians said they had been contacted by galore British Kashmiris who were incapable to found interaction with relatives successful PoK. They besides raised concerns implicit reports of arrests, including those of British nationals, and what they described arsenic a breakdown successful dialog betwixt authorities and representatives of the Joint Awami Action Committee.
