AJK protests come to end after demands met by government

Azad Jammu & Kashmir Joint Action Committee has announced the end of protests according to a notification circulating on social media.

In its statement, the joint action committee has called on the government to form a judicial commission to investigate the fatalities that took place during the protests.

On Monday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved an urgent grant of Rs 23 billion in a bid to resolve the issues of people in Azad and Jammu Kashmir (AJK) as three people were shot dead and six sustained injuries due to firing and teargas shelling by the paramilitary Rangers in Muzaffarabad.

The Government also announced reduced rates of 40kg flour bags to Rs 2,000, down from Rs 3,100, and electricity tariff was reduced to Rs3, Rs5 and Rs6 per unit for up to 100, 300, and more than 300 units, respectively.

Rangers were also called in to maintain law and order in the state as violent clashes erupted between the police and the protestors