Massive protests erupt in POK over unjust Pakistan taxes
Massive protests erupt in POK over unjust Pakistan taxes
Massive protests broke out in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) on Friday over rising prices and unjust taxes even as the Pakistani administration tried to crush the protests by deploying additional troops of Pakistan Rangers and Frontier Corps.
Seventy activists have been detained by police to prevent a ‘long march’ announced by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee, reported The Dawn.Â
The Committee had planned a general strike and transport strike on Friday to press the Pakistani government to comply with an agreement reached between the two in February this year.
Currently, personnel from the Front Corps, Rangers, and Quick Response Force (QRF) of Punjab Province are on the streets of the area, reported news agency ANI.
Pakistan police implemented Section 144 in the region, according to ANI.
Political activist Amjad Ayub Mirza, speaking to ANI, condemned the incident, emphasising that violence against peaceful protesters in PoJK is intolerable.
“After the police shelled in Dadyal Mirpur, there has been a widespread reaction with people retaliating by physically confronting police, Srinagar-based journalist Sajid Yousuf Shah posted on X.
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