Deadly clashes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir over reserved 'refugee' seats
At least 11 people were killed and dozens wounded in Pakistan-administered Kashmir after the region's top court upheld 12 legislative seats reserved for Kashmiri refugees living in Pakistan. The outlawed Joint Awami Action Committee, which wants those seats abolished and more rights for residents, says police fired on civilians; authorities cast it as containing violent, banned protests before a planned rally.
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The Joint Awami Action Committee says it is fighting for greater political rights for the people of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and against legislative seats reserved for refugees living in Pakistan — and accuses police of opening fire on civilians during a crackdown ahead of its planned rally.
Officials note the region's Supreme Court ruled the 12 reserved refugee seats constitutional and frame the deaths as the result of clashes with an outlawed group — with police among the wounded — as security forces moved to contain the violence.
