Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif says protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PoK) should be treated as “enemies like India,” addressing questions about killings during unrest that intensified on Monday. Multiple reports describe how the protests have resulted in dozens of deaths, with figures cited as over 30 killed in the latest flare-up and more than 90 people reported dead since June 5.
The outlets also reference social-media videos circulating during the unrest that, according to reporting, show Pakistani security personnel firing on civilians in Mirpur and later loading bodies into vehicles. Separately, Amnesty International USA describes the crackdown as “disturbing” and calls on Islamabad to restore communications access and allow media and independent observers to enter the affected area.
Across the accounts, the focus remains on the official’s public justification for the use of force and on international concerns about access for observers and the availability of information from the region, amid ongoing unrest in PoK.
