A committee representing protesters in Pakistan‑occupied Kashmir (PoK) has laid out a stringent 13‑point charter of demands before agreeing to any negotiations with the regional administration. The conditions come after weeks of unrest marked by curfews, arrests, clashes, and allegations of excessive force.
At the core of the demands is the withdrawal of security forces from urban centres and the lifting of curfews imposed across multiple cities. The committee insists that all individuals arrested or allegedly abducted during the protests must be released unconditionally, and that authorities must trace and recover those reported missing.
The group, led by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC), has also demanded that the bodies of those it calls “martyrs” be returned to their families. It wants injured protesters to receive proper medical care and for FIRs to be registered against those responsible for killing “innocent, unarmed civilians.”
Another major demand is compensation:
- PKR 5 crore for families of each person killed since 5 June 2026, along with government jobs for two family members.
- PKR 50 lakh for severely injured individuals.
- PKR 20 lakh for those with minor injuries.
The committee is also pushing for the restoration of civil liberties, including internet access, and the withdrawal of notifications that declared JKJAAC an unlawful organisation. It further seeks removal of bounties placed on several activists and demands that names of Kashmiris added to Pakistan’s Exit Control List and Passport Control List since May 2023 be cleared.
These sweeping demands place significant pressure on the new PoK administration, which now faces a complex mix of political, security, and humanitarian challenges.