Islamabad, Oct 2: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressed “deep concern” over the deteriorating law and order situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, where at least nine people have been killed during the ongoing protests.

A high-level federal government delegation rushed to Muzaffarabad on Thursday, following Sharif’s instructions, to hold talks with the protestors in an effort to end the unrest in the region.

The development came following a three-day strike by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC), prompted by the failure of the talks between the JKJAAC, representatives of PoK and the federal government to address the issues raised by the protesters.

At least six civilians and three police personnel have been killed during the ongoing demonstrat

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