In the last two months, dozens of people have been killed across the region in clashes between security officials and protesters from the group Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC). Pakistan-administered Kashmir is home to about 4.5 million people, and there are currently elections taking place there.
Protesters from the JAAC say the demonstrations are about their rights, with concerns including electricity prices, education and health care. An agreement signed with the Pakistan and PAK governments back in October was meant to help. The JAAC says it’s not been implemented.
The local government disagrees. They say the group is armed and that this is about disrupting the ongoing polls. And they are not willing to let the protesters march to the regional capital, Muzaffarabad.
The BBC is the first media organisation to gain access to Rawalakot and speak to those at the heart of the protests.
Read more here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yvqk69enko
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