Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- The Diplomat: Pakistan-administered Kashmir, or AJK, is undergoing one of its most serious crises in recent times. A shutter-down and wheel-jam strike, led by the Jammu and Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), has paralyzed daily life across the region. Markets, shops, and transport remain shuttered, rallies continue under heavy security, and mobile and internet services have been suspended, severing residents from the outside world at a critical moment. The unrest has already claimed nine lives and left dozens injured - a tragic reminder that coercion cannot substitute for governance.
At the heart of the unrest lies JAAC's 38-point charter of demands, which channels public anger over soaring electricity tariffs...