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Pakistan-Administered Kashmir Shutdown Kills 24, Shuts Roads

6/19/2026

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A territory-wide shutdown has frozen daily activity across Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Protests by the banned Joint Awami Action Committee killed at least 24 people and triggered the shutdown.
Police chief Liaqat Ali Malik reported four officers killed, 97 wounded, about 20 civilians dead, and 515 arrests.
Authorities closed main roads, blocked internet and satellite, and shut petrol stations and ATMs, halting markets and laborers.

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Story summary

A territory-wide shutdown has frozen daily activity across Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Protests by the banned Joint Awami Action Committee killed at least 24 people and triggered the shutdown.
Police chief Liaqat Ali Malik reported four officers killed, 97 wounded, about 20 civilians dead, and 515 arrests.
Authorities closed main roads, blocked internet and satellite, and shut petrol stations and ATMs, halting markets and laborers.