HRCP, Amnesty call for 'prompt, independent' probe into Rawalakot unrest

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and Amnesty International have expressed concern over reports of violence in the Rawalakot area of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Poonch district, and called on the authorities to probe the incidents. Clashes took place between protesters and law enforcement personnel in Rawalakot on Monday and Mirpur on Tuesday, which reportedly resulted in several casualties. The now-proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), which has been demanding the a...

By none@none.com (News Desk)