Conflict & Security
Protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir stall after nine killed in clashes
July 15, 2026 at 05:58 PM
At least nine people were killed in clashes on Tuesday, as a planned protest march to Muzaffarabad stalled.
- Nine people were killed in two clashes in Poonch and Sudhnoti districts on Tuesday: an officer in a security raid on a house, and seven protesters and another officer after a convoy was blocked.
- The planned protest march to Muzaffarabad by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee stalled as protesters remained in Rawalkot on Wednesday.
- At least 28 people have been killed since protests began on June 4, according to officials.
- Liaqat Ali Malik, inspector general of police for Azad Jammu and Kashmir, said the crowd in Rawalkot was estimated at between 3,000 and 4,000 and no violence was reported that day.