Muzaffarabad (POJK), Oct 1 (NVI) Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) is burning on the third day of protests as Pakistani forces resorted to extreme brutalities, including direct firing on demonstrators, which resulted in the death of over 10 civilians and injuries to over 150.
All the protesters killed and injured bore bullet marks, according to reports from ground.
The area of Chamiati had streets drenched with blood, said a local source.
Shaukat Nawaz, leader of the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) which is spearheading the campaign for rights of Kashmiris, pledged that the killings would be avenged.
Talking about the protesters killed and injured, he said, “I am their heir, the Action Committee is their heir. We will avenge it.”
However, he appealed for peace at the moment.
Several police and military personnel have also been injured in the retaliatory action by the protesters angry at the killing of their associates.
The agitated protesters also set ablaze some military and government vehicles.
“The scenes witnessed today are unprecedented. We have never even heard about this extremity used by the Pakistani forces in our Kashmir,” said a local.
According to reports from POJK, several activists have been abducted by the Pakistani intelligence agencies.
Prominent among them is Advocate Amjad Ali Khan, a Core member of the Awami Action Committee who arrived in Islamabad this morning from UK, where he had gone to meet his daughter. (NVI)
