Massive Protest Erupts In POK Over Taxes And Arrests, Pakistan Cracks Down | ABP News
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11 May 2024 10:00 AM (IST)
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View In AppMassive protests broke out in Dadyal tehsil of Mirpur district, Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) on Friday (May 10) over unjust taxes and the arrest of dozens of activists.
A protest was planned for Saturday (May 11) over the Pakistan-imposed taxes and rising prices, but the deployment of additional forces and arrests of 70 activists angered people, and they took to the streets on Friday itself. The protestors reportedly pelted stones at the security personnel and clashed with them.The Pakistani administration had tried to crush the protests planned for May 11 by deploying additional troops from the Pakistan Rangers and Frontier Corps and with the arrest of the activists.