A protest against rising costs of food, fuel and utility bills has turned violent in Pakistani-controlled portion of Kashmir, leaving a police officer dead and dozens of people injured

Ronik Sharma In many places in the areas of the Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) that are still under the illegal occupation of Pakistan, the people of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir who resides there have come on the roads and strongly objected to the Pakistani establishment over distressing regulations,

A people’s rights movement has surged in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir as citizens there have revolted against what they call brutality in the hands of Pakistan police and Pakistan administration.

Protests against skyrocketing inflation turned violent as police used brute force in PoK’s Muzaffarabad. Awami Action Committee vowed to continue protests amid the crackdown, and thousands took to the streets to raise their voice.