Srinagar, July 5 -- Jammu and Kashmir-based social activist Javed Ahmad Beigh on Sunday expressed solidarity with people protesting in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), saying he stood with those demanding the release of Jammu and Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) leader Shaukat Nawaz Mir and others arrested there.

Massive anti-Pakistan protests have erupted across Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) following a severe government crackdown and the sweeping arrests of more than 600 civil rights activists.

Beigh had planned to stage a protest outside the United Nations office in Srinagar in support of the demonstrators in PoJK. However, citing security reasons, he said the protest was held at his residence ins...