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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Munir Ahmed

Protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir leave 4 people dead and over 100 injured

Pakistan Kashmir Protests - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Thousands of demonstrators demanding subsidies on food, electricity and other services clashed with police in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday, leaving four people dead and more than 100 others injured, police said.

The violence erupted when armed protesters, carrying guns and sticks, attacked officers who were deployed across Kashmir to prevent them from blocking roads and damaging property, local police officer Mohammad Afzal said.

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