People in Muzaffarabad protested to demand repairs and widening of the road from Shaheed Gali to Garhi Habibullah, citing traffic congestion and health hazards due to its poor condition.
Local residents and leaders recently held a press conference to highlight their grievances, emphasising the longstanding neglect of infrastructure development in the region.
The members of the Awami Action Committee who were arrested during the recent four-day-long Muzaffarabad protest have been released by the authorities of the Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) on Wednesday.
Nasir Aziz, the spokesperson for the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP), said the ongoing protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK), emphasised the community's commitment to a peaceful struggle against the Pakistan government's failure to address their issues.
The members of the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) organised several protests across Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), demanding the unconditional release of individuals who were arrested while protesting in Muzaffarabad.
The event saw passionate interventions from Ishaq Sharif and Senge Sering, who respectively addressed the crackdowns in Muzaffarabad and the strategic importance of Gilgit, underscoring Pakistan's controversial control over these regions and the plight of their inhabitants.
Several protestors blocked the Neelam Valley Road at Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir on Thursday. They demanded the immediate shifting of a high-tension line tower on a hilltop, as it could potentially result in a landslide which could cause huge accidents in the area.
Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) leader Khawaja Mujtaba Banday raised his voice against the "atrocities" inflicted by the law enforcement agencies in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), and said that the administration "backstabbed" them after they halted their protests after bein
This decision comes in the wake of eight key demands that the committee has put forth, which they assert must be met to halt their actions. The JKJAAC's demands include the transfer of all hydropower projects, including the Mangla Dam, to the government of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir
Haq was referring to the deaths of three young men who died after being shot by paramilitary personnel at a press conference held at the Civil Secretariat.