Residents of Pakistan occupied Kashmir have taken up protests against the Pakistani Government on October 22, the day when Pakistani forces invaded Jammu and Kashmir in 1947. The Pakistani police responded with tear gas shells and lathi-charged to quell the protests.
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All Independent Parties Alliance (AIPA) in PoK had organized a pro-freedom rally in Muzaffarabad.
Anti-Pakistan protests were to be held peacefully with thousands taking to the streets to protest illegal Pakistani occupation of the Azad Kashmir region.
The local police resorted to teargas and lathi charge to disperse the crowd. Videos showed Pakistani police throwing stones at the protestors.
At least 2 casualties were recorded because of state sponsored violence against citizens. More than 80 people were injured.
Protests had been held on October 22 last year in Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot, Kotli, Gilgit, Rawalpindi and other areas.
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The Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948, sometimes known as the First Kashmir War, was fought between India and Pakistan over the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1947 to 1948. It was the first of four Indo-Pakistan Wars fought between the two newly independent nations. Pakistan precipitated the war a few weeks after independence by launching tribal lashkar (militia) from Waziristan, in an effort to capture Kashmir, the future of which hung in the balance. The result of the war was inconclusive. However, most neutral assessments agree that India was the victor of the war as it was able to successfully defend about two-thirds of the Kashmir including Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Ladakh. The fallout of the war still affects the geopolitics of both countries. More Info
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