At least 12 civilians have died due to security forces being shot at protesters in Pakistan-promoted Kashmir (POK). The region has been facing the biggest protests in recent years. These demonstrations started against not meeting 38 major demands of the government, but now it has turned into a broad movement against arbitrary and other atrocities of the army.

On Thursday, the protest entered its third day. There was a clash between the protesters and the army in Dadiyal, while the government deployed thousands of additional soldiers to control the situation. Apart from Muzaffarabad, the violence has spread to Rawalakot, Neelam Valley and Kotli.

Meeting of Joint Awami Action Committee

Chaudhary Anwarul Haq and Federal Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhary on Wednesday invited the United Awami Action Committee (JAAC) to negotiate to establish peace between the protesters and the government. According to reports, 5 protesters were shot dead in Muzaffarabad, 5 in Dhirkot and 2 in Dadiyal. Apart from this, at least 3 policemen have also been killed. More than 200 people have been injured, many of whom are in critical condition.

The demonstration is being led by the Jammu and Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (AAC), and due to this, life has stopped in the entire PoK. The main reason for this movement is the demand to abolish 12 assembly seats, which are reserved for Kashmiri refugees living in Pakistan. Other demands include tax relief, flour and subsidy on electricity, and development projects.

Markets, shops closed from September 29

Markets, shops and local businesses are closed since 29 September. Mobile, internet and landline services are also completely closed. Thousands of people are demonstrating, throwing stones and dropping large containers, which were tried to stop march by putting on bridges.

In other cities, despite the security arrangements, the protesters took out marches and raised slogans like “Rulers, Beware, We Are Your Doom” and “Kashmir is Ors, we will decide its fate”. This is the first time that PoK citizens are directly targeting the Pakistani government and the army.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that the government is ready to solve the issues and a dialogue committee has been formed to establish peace. He also directed to take restraint with the protesters.

Also, the United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) spokesman Nasir Aziz Khan appealed to the United Nations and the international community for immediate intervention. He said that human rights crisis can arise in PoK and member countries should take action under their international agreements. Prior to this development, 30 civilians were killed in the airstrikes of Pakistan Air Force in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, causing this tension to increase further.

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Bangladeshi join pakistan ttp: A new and unexpected security challenge has now arisen in front of Pakistan’s Shahbaz Sharif government and General Aseem Munir’s army. This danger is not only flourishing within the Pakistani border, but is now getting external support as terrorists associated with Bangladesh.

According to the report of Bangladeshi digital portal ‘The Descent’, a large number of citizens of Bangladesh are going to Afghanistan and joining TTP. Ahmed Jober, one of the 54 terrorists killed by Pakistani security forces in North Waziristan, also turned out to be a Bangladeshi citizen, who first reached Saudi Arabia and then Afghanistan and joined hands with TTP.

TTP’s Bangladesh Chapter and Social Media War
The report mentions that at least 8 Bangladeshi citizens are currently active for TTP in Afghanistan. Also, a person named Saifullah, who describes himself as the digital operator of Bangladesh Chapter of TTP. He is spreading radical publicity through social media. Digital propaganda is being run for TTP from Afghanistan itself through social media, which is promoting the recruitment campaign. Surprisingly, Bangladesh’s intelligence agencies do not even have a glimpse of it, which further increases the seriousness of this danger.

Old relationship between Bangladesh and International Terrorism
This is not the first time that the name of Bangladeshi citizens is connected to the global terrorist network. In 2005, JMB terrorists carried out the first suicide attack in Bangladesh. Dozens of Bangladeshi joined ISIS and some were killed in Syria. In 2016, 8 Bangladeshis were arrested in Singapore, who wanted to build an Islamic state there. It is clear from these incidents that the roots of radical thinking in Bangladesh are deep, which are now giving global expansion to organizations like TTP.

Dual crisis for Pakistan
Pakistan is already struggling with TTP’s fiery attacks, drone attacks and terrorist infiltration. Now that citizens of a country like Bangladesh are also becoming a part of this network, it is a sign of double front war for Pakistan. On the internal front, TTP is constantly attacking security forces, police, and civil bases. On the external front, it is now getting recruitment and promotional support from countries like Afghanistan and Bangladesh. This is not only a political challenge for Shahbaz Sharif and General Aseem Munir, but also a strategic security threat, which can waver the stability of Pakistan.