The
Mi ist y
of
Exte al
Affai s
(MEA)
said
mo e
tha
90
people
had
bee
killed
i
the
egio
ove
the
past
seve al
mo ths
amid
what
it
desc ibed
as
a
viole t
c ackdow
o
p otests.
Du i g
a
bi-weekly
media
b iefi g,
MEA
spokespe so
Ra dhi
Jaiswal
said
I dia
was
closely
mo ito i g
developme ts
a ou d
the
wo ld,
while
highlighti g
the
huma
ights
situatio
i
PoJK
a d
othe
pa ts
of
Pakista ,
ANI
epo ted.
Asked
about
epo ts
that
Ame ica s
of
Kashmi i
desce t
had
w itte
to
UN
Sec eta y-Ge e al
A to io
Gute es
seeki g
i te ve tio
to
e d
the
viole ce
i
PoJK,
Jaiswal
backed
calls
fo
g eate
i te atio al
atte tio .
“I
could ‘t
ag ee
with
you
mo e,& dquo;
Jaiswal
said,
efe i g
to
the
eed
fo
i te atio al
sc uti y
of
the
situatio .
He
said
la ge-scale
p otests
had
take
place
i
PoJK
du i g
a d
ahead
of
the
electio s,
addi g
that
public
disco te t
had
bee
met
with
“bullets
a d
blackouts& dquo;
as
well
as
ep essio .
“Ma y
people
have
bee
killed;
i
fact,
mo e
tha
90
people
have
bee
killed,
a d
ma y
mo e
have
bee
i ju ed,& dquo;
he
said.
I dia
Calls
Fo
Pakista
To
Be
Held
Accou table
Jaiswal
said
the
situatio
i
PoJK
had
o ce
agai
highlighted
Pakista & squo;s
sho tcomi gs
i
p otecti g
huma
ights
a d
gua a teei g
those
ights
to
its
people.
“We
believe
that
the
i te atio al
commu ity
should
hold
Pakista
accou table
fo
the
deaths
of
so
ma y
people
i
the
ece t
viole ce,& dquo;
he
said.
The
MEA
spokespe so
called
o
the
i te atio al
commu ity
to
take
ote
of
what
he
te med
Pakista & squo;s
“misdeeds& dquo;,
“abuses& dquo;
a d
“flag a t
violatio
o
g oss
violatio
of
huma
ights& dquo;.
“This
has
made
ews
ac oss
the
wo ld.
The e
have
bee
mass
violatio s,
g ave
violatio s
of
huma
ights,
a d
I
thi k
it
is
time
that
the
i te atio al
commu ity
take
ote
of
what’s
happe i g
the e
a d
hold
that
cou t y
espo sible
fo
its
at ocities,& dquo;
Jaiswal
said.
PoJK
P otests
Amid
Electio
U est
The
ema ks
came
amid
co ti ui g
u est
i
PoJK,
whe e
eside ts
have
epo ted
deaths
a d
i ju ies
du i g
clashes
betwee
p oteste s
a d
Pakista i
secu ity
fo ces.
The
2026
Legislative
Assembly
electio s
i
PoJK
we e
co ducted
i
phases.
Polli g
fo
34
of
the
45
seats
was
held
o
July
27
a d
August
2,
while
voti g
i
the
Poo ch
Divisio
was
scheduled
fo
August
10.
The
electio
p ocess
was
ma ed
by
p otests,
clashes
a d
allegatio s
of
excessive
use
of
fo ce.
Repo ts
of
deaths
a d
i ju ies
eme ged
f om
Rawalakot
a d
othe
pa ts
of
the
egio .
Am esty
I te atio al
called
fo
a
i depe de t
i vestigatio
i to
epo ts
of
lethal
fo ce
agai st
p oteste s.
The
fi al
phase
of
polli g
was
also
dis upted
by
secu ity
co ce s,
with
voti g
postpo ed
i
seve
of
11
Poo ch
co stitue cies
amid
u est,
oad
closu es
a d
a
i te et
blackout.
The
Joi t
Awami
Actio
Committee
(JAAC),
a
civil
society
g oup
ba ed
i
Pakista ,
has
bee
p otesti g
i
PoJK
si ce
Ju e
ove
the
co te tious
12
efugee
seats.
The
g oup
has
alleged
that
Pakista & squo;s
establishme t
ma ipulates
the
seats
to
i stall
a
p ime
mi iste
of
its
choice
to
lead
the
egio & squo;s
gove me t.
Balochista
I depe de ce
Day
Jaiswal& squo;s
ema ks
also
came
o
August
11,
obse ved
by
Baloch
atio alist
g oups
as
Balochista
I depe de ce
Day.
Baloch
leade
Mi
Ya
Baloch
called
o
the
i te atio al
commu ity
to
ecog ise
what
he
desc ibed
as
the
“i depe de ce& dquo;
of
Balochista
a d
accused
Pakista
of
co ti ui g
ep essio
i
the
egio .
I
a
post
o
X,
he
said
Balochista & squo;s
people
we e
seeki g
i te atio al
legal,
political,
diplomatic
a d
mo al
ecog itio
of
thei
i depe de ce.
Calls
Fo
G eate
I te atio al
Atte tio
Reside ts
of
PoJK
have
co ti ued
to
dema d
a
e d
to
Pakista & squo;s
co t ol
ove
the
te ito y
a d
u ged
the
i te atio al
commu ity
to
play
a
g eate
ole
i
esto i g
peace,
e su i g
accou tability
a d
p otecti g
the
ights
a d
lives
of
the
local
populatio .
Mea while,
a
social
media
i flue ce
f om
PoJK,
ide tified
as
Aqeel,
claimed
that
the
agitatio
i
the
egio
would
co ti ue
a d
that
the
JKJAAC
was
expected
to
make
a
“st o g
a ou ceme t& dquo;
o
August
13.
Speaki g
f om
Tee
Chowk
i
Rawalakot,
Aqeel
said
the
Actio
Committee
had
discussed
seve al
issues
while
lau chi g
a
ew
“Alamia& dquo;
a
day
ea lie .
He
said
the
committee& squo;s
ext
a ou ceme t
was
expected
o
August
13
a d
desc ibed
it
as
a
“st o g
a ou ceme t& dquo;
that
people
we e
waiti g
fo .
