Pakistan Government, protesters signal settlement to finish violent protests in PoK

After days of violent unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the federal authorities and protesters on Saturday (October 4, 2025) signed an settlement to finish the continuing demonstrations which have left a minimum of 10 folks useless and a whole bunch injured.

Violence marred the peace of the area owing to a strike, which started on September 29, 2025 when talks broke down between officers and leaders of the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC), a consultant physique of protestors.

The protestors had issued a constitution of 38 factors, urging the authorities to simply accept them or they’d take to the roads, which they did ultimately, resulting in violent clashes with police that killed a minimum of 10 folks, together with three police personnel. Hundreds of policemen and civilians had been injured within the protests.

Pakistan authorities holds second spherical of talks with protest leaders in PoK to finish demonstrations

As the unrest widened, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif dispatched a high-powered delegation to Muzaffarabad on Wednesday (October 1, 2025) to discover a negotiated answer to the issue.

The staff, led by former premier Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, engaged in in depth discussions for 2 consecutive days, which concluded round midnight. Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry introduced on social media that an settlement had been reached between the 2 sides.

“Negotiating delegation has signed the ultimate settlement with the Action Committee…. The protesters are returning to their properties. All roads have been reopened. This is a victory for peace,” he posed on X.

The copy of the settlement shared by Mr. Chaudhry on X confirmed {that a} detailed doc with 25 factors was signed to finish the protest, together with compensation for these killed in violence, registering circumstances of terrorism on the incidents of violence and vandalism leading to deaths of police personnel and protestors.

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The federal authorities additionally agreed to arrange two extra intermediate and secondary instructional boards for Muzaffarabad and Poonch divisions in PoK.

It was determined that the native authorities would problem funds for the implementation of well being playing cards inside 15 days at no cost therapy of sufferers and that MRI and CT Scans machines shall be supplied, phase-wise, at every district of PoK by the federal authorities.

It was additionally agreed that the federal authorities would supply PKR 10 billion for the advance of the electrical energy system in PoK.

The measurement of the Cabinet in PoK shall be diminished to twenty Ministers and advisors, and the variety of administrative secretaries shall not be greater than 20 at any given time. Some departments can be merged to cut back the scale of the federal government.

It was agreed that the Government of Pakistan shall perform a feasibility examine for the development of two tunnels at Kahori/Kamser (3.7 KM) and Chaplani (0.6 KM) of the Neelum Valley highway. It was additionally determined {that a} high-powered committee comprising authorized and constitutional consultants will deliberate on the difficulty of members of the PoK Assembly. It was additionally agreed that steps can be taken for the development of a world airport at Mirpur.

They additionally determined that taxes on the switch of property shall be introduced on a par with Punjab or Khyber Pakhtunkhwa inside three months. A monitoring and Implementation committee shall be set as much as oversee and implement the settlement.

Friday (October 3, 2025) was the fifth consecutive day of a shutdown, with public transport paralysed. Only bikes and some personal automobiles had been seen on some roads. The communications blackout imposed on Sunday continued, drawing rising resentment from residents.