By Admin 
- Protests continue in PoK, situation likely to worsen.
In Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), on Thursday (July 9, 2026), once again crossing the limits of oppression and barbarity, Pakistani Rangers opened fire on 2,000 protesters sitting in Kotri of Rawalakot around 2.30 pm. About 20 to 25 rounds were fired and tear gas shells were fired, in which two protesters named Wajid, 28, and Sardar Nasir, 47, were killed and 13 protesters were injured. After today’s firing, the number of people killed by Pakistani Army bullets in PoK has reached 61.
Pakistani Rangers opened fire after afternoon prayers
According to the information, Rangers and PoK police opened fire just after the afternoon prayers, so that the people camping in Kotri since June 13 should vacate the ground. However, the brutal action of Pakistani Rangers on the protesters has had no effect and still more than 2,000 people are sitting in Kotri.
In the pictures obtained by ABP News, it can also be seen how people are carrying away the dead bodies of their comrades killed in Pakistani firing. Also, the youth Wajid and Nasir, who were killed in the firing of Pakistani Rangers, were cremated by people on a nearby hill by hoisting the POK flag.
The ultimatum given to the government is over, now the protesters will take out a march
The protesters had given an ultimatum of 11:59 pm on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) to the Shehbaz Sharif government of Pakistan to accept 38 demands, but even after this, when the Pakistani government did not pay any attention, then on Thursday (July 9, 2026) finally the Awami Action Committee announced that now on July 15, the protesters gathered from all over PoK in the capital Muzaffarabad. Will march towards.
Fear of situation like Nepal and Bangladesh
It is being speculated that as the people of PoK are completely against the government system of PoK and Pakistan, in such a situation, the group of lakhs of people going to Muzaffarabad will not only march, but a similar situation may arise in Muzaffarabad, as had happened in Nepal and Bangladesh in the last few years. On Thursday (July 9) also, marches were taken out in different cities of PoK against the Pakistani Army and Government, in which slogans like ‘This terrorism is behind the uniform’ were raised.
Also, the Idgah ground of Rawalakot, the epicenter of the protest, was seen packed with 70 to 80 thousand protesters on Thursday and Pakistani Rangers were seen monitoring the area from helicopters after firing in Rawalakote.
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