ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities reached a peace agreement on Saturday with a civil rights alliance, ending days of violent protests that left at least 10 people dead and bringing calm to Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Under the deal, the regional government led by Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq agreed to continue subsidizing wheat and electricity, besides accepting more than three dozen other demands related to reducing the number of ministers and improving health, education, and other public services.
Federal Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry praised the success of the negotiations in a post on X. He wrote the agreement followed two days of talks in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, and that protesters had dispersed.
Chaudhry also said the regional gov