Muzaffarabad : Streets across Pakistan-occupied Kashmir were packed with people after the Awami Action Committee called for an indefinite strike and launched sweeping demonstrations across the region. According to reports, this is one of the largest protests in recent history in PoK.

What started as anger over soaring flour and power costs quickly escalated into a louder cry for the “denial of fundamental rights”. Locals say they have been denied fundamental rights for decades.

Widespread protests grip PoK

Social media videos showed massive gatherings chanting slogans and waving flags. Shutters stayed down across many towns as residents heeded the strike call, leaving marketplaces unusually silent. Local media and the BBC reported that phone lines and internet services were partly cut,

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