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- Protesters continued demonstrations at D-Chowk in Rawalakot in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Thursday, after accounts linked to the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee alleged that security forces used lethal force against demonstrators, causing fatalities.
- The movement began over rising electricity tariffs and food prices but has widened into demands for electoral reforms, notably the abolition of 12 legislative seats reserved for refugees from the Indian side of Kashmir.
- The region's Supreme Court ruled in June that these seats are constitutionally protected, and authorities have banned the JKJAAC under anti-terrorism laws while accusing it of trying to disrupt upcoming regional elections.
- An internet shutdown has made independent verification of the reported violence difficult, and protesters have appealed for international media attention and an investigation.
What to watch next
- Whether security forces take further action at the D-Chowk protest site or allow the sit-in to continue
- Any independent verification of the alleged fatalities once communications are restored
- How the disputed 12 refugee seats and election plans unfold after the Supreme Court's June verdict
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