Protests, Refugee Seats and Political Crisis in Azad Kashmir

Protests, Refugee Seats and Political Crisis in Azad Kashmir In Pakistan-administered Kashmir, at least twenty-four people have reportedly been killed in clashes between police and protesters. In addition, dozens of others, including police personnel and civilians, have been injured. These reports have dominated headlines in recent days. On Sunday, June 7, the region’s top court ruled that the twelve seats reserved in the Kashmir Assembly for Kashmiri refugees in Pakistan have constitutional protection and therefore cannot be abolished without a constitutional amendment. The demand to scrap these twelve reserved seats…

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