35 cops injured in Kotli: President Zardari takes notice, calls meeting in President's House today

Amid shutter down and strike, more than 35 policemen got injured in Kotli, Azad Kashmir on Saturday during the clashes between police and the protestors. Many of the injured were shifted to DHQ while serious injured were referred to Islamabad, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

It is pertinent to mention that a shutter-down and wheel-jam strike was being observed in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on the call of a people’s action committee to protest against a police crackdown. 

The strike call was given by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee after several of its leaders and activists were arrested by police in overnight raids in different parts of Muzaffarabad and Mirpur divisions.

The public action committee was leading a rights movement to protest ‘unjust’ taxes levied on electricity bills. The movement demands that electricity should be provided to consumers following the production cost of hydel power in AJK.

Meanwhile, President Asif Zardari has taken notice of the Azad Kashmir issue and called an important meeting in the President's House on Sunday.

The president also summoned the meeting of the PPP Kashmir chapter. Ministers and office bearers of PPP Kashmir will attend the meeting and brief Zardari about the current issue and its solution.

Meanwhile, AJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar Haq paid homage to martyred Sub Inspector Adnan Qureshi, saying that Sub Inspector Adnan was the pride of AJK police.

AJK Prime Minister said he was deeply saddened by the martyrdom of the Sub-Inspector, however, miscreants will not be spared under any circumstances. He expressed condolences to the family members of the martyred sub-inspector.

Reporter: Awais Kiyani