Protesters in the Pakistan-controlled part of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir have called off dayslong rallies over price hikes that left four people dead. The organizers said on Tuesday the demonstrations ended after authorities agreed to their demands and lowered the prices of electricity and wheat.
This is a locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region. The local civil rights alliance, the Awami Action Committee, said it had called off a planned march in the city of Muzaffarabad, the capital of the Pakistan -held part of the disputed Himalayan region, after the government accepted all of its demands.and quickly turned violent.
Late on Monday, the head of the local government, Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, said he had reduced prices of wheat and electricity. The economic crisis in the Pakistan-held Kashmir reflects the broader troubles in the country. Pakistan’s monthly inflation rate hit 40% last year, and remains at 17%. Although Pakistan and also the Pakistan-held Kashmir have witnessed demonstrations against price hikes in the past, the Kashmir rallies were the first time people came out on the streets in the territory in such a large numbers.Dozens of Duke University graduates walk out in protest at pro-Israel speaker Jerry Seinfeldfought two of their three wars since 1947
over their competing claims to the region. In the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, militants have fought against Indian rule since 1989. In 2003, the two nations agreed on a cease-fire that has largely held despite regular skirmishes.
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