New Delhi, Oct 3: India on Friday slammed Pakistan for its crackdown on protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and said the neighbouring country must be held accountable for its “horrific” human rights violations.

At least 10 people were killed and many injured during the protests and violent clashes in PoK in the last few days.

The protesters are demanding basic rights, justice and an end to what they described as systemic oppression.

“We have seen reports on protests in several areas of Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir, including brutalities by Pakistani forces on innocent civilians,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.

“We believe that it is a natural consequence of Pakistan’s oppressive approach and its systemic plundering of resources from these

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