Following negotiations, the government in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PoK) and the Awami Action Committee (AAC) have reached an agreement, leading to the end of ongoing protests. The government conceded to 21 demands out of the 38 presented by the AAC. The AAC has announced the end of all protest activities, although memorial processions are planned for the next three days to honor those who lost their lives during the demonstrations.
The agreement outlines that families of those killed during the protests will receive compensation equivalent to government employees, with a job promised to a family member within three weeks. The injured will be granted financial assistance of 1 million rupees each. Accountability for the violence and fatalities will be pursued through anti-terrorism laws and a judicial investigation.
In the education sector, the government has committed to establishing two new boards in PoK: the Intermediate Board and the Higher Secondary Education Board. These boards will be linked with Pakistan’s central education board within a month. To enhance healthcare, CT scan and MRI machines will be provided in all districts, and funds will be allocated within two weeks for a health card program.
To improve PoK’s electricity infrastructure, the Pakistani government will allocate 100 million rupees. Land will be provided to displaced families in Mirpur within a month. Bridge construction is scheduled for Gulpur and Rahman (Kotli), alongside the installation of water supply and transmission lines in the Dadial area.
Further decisions include limiting the number of ministers and advisors to 20, a forthcoming announcement regarding an airport in Mirpur, aligning property transfer tax with the rates in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, implementing the 2019 High Court ruling on hydroelectric projects, releasing all protesters arrested in Rawalpindi and Islamabad on October 2nd and 3rd, and reviewing the transport policy concerning 1300cc vehicles.