Pakistan’s Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) announced the siege of Muzaffarabad on Wednesday.

Protesters charged and chanted slogans last night, as the committee announced that all caravans will march towards occupied the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir ‘s (PoK) capital Muzaffarabad on October 1.

PoK faced escalating tension as the administration ordered an indefinite lockdown amid last week’s protests led by the JKJAAC. The JKJAAC has laid a 38-point charter of demands before the government, which includes removal of perks of the ruling elites, ending 12 seats in the Assembly reserved for Kashmiri migrants who come from the Indian-side of the territory, and royalty for hydel power projects in the region.

In a new video statement released by the JKJAAC, member Shoukat Naw

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