Cop killed, dozens injured in PoK amid violent protests

Updated : May 12, 2024 14:48
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Editorji News Desk

At least one police officer was killed and 90 others were wounded after violent clashes erupted in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir during the ongoing protests. 

According to media reports, the policeman succumbed to a gunshot wound in the chest in the town of Islamgarh. 

Protests were held in Samahni, Sehansa, Mirpur, Rawalakot, Khuiratta, Tattapani, Hattian Bala, all in PoK. 

The public action committee is a leading rights movement protesting the “unjust” taxes levied on electricity bills.

Businesses remained closed and normal life was affected during a crippling strike.

The shutter-down and wheel-jam strike in Muzaffarabad on a call by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) also saw police resort to teargas shelling, affecting people in homes and mosques as well, after demonstrators pelted stones.

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