ISLAMABAD, Oct. 3 -- The death toll after violent clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Pakistan-administered Kashmir rose to nine on Thursday as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sent a delegation to the region's capital for talks with the protest leaders, officials said. In a statement, Sharif appealed for calm and asked the police to exercise restraint. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, a minister in Sharif's Cabinet, wrote on X that talks with representatives of the Awami Action Committee were underway in Muzaffarabad. The developments came a day after thousands of demonstrators armed with sticks and guns attacked police officers deployed in various parts of the region to keep roads open and guard government buildings. Footage posted online showed violent clashes between protesters belonging to the Awami Action Committee and police. The violence began earlier this week after an alliance of several groups launched protests demanding subsidies on food, electricity and other services. Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, the region's prime minister, said his administration had agreed to accept 36 of the alliance's 38 demands - including cheaper wheat, reduced electricity tariffs, and local governance reforms. According to a government statement, at least nine people, including three police officers, have been killed in the clashes and more than 150, mostly policemen, have been injured. Islamabad police stormed the National Press Club and allegedly assaulted journalists. According to Pakistan media reports the Lawyers Community of PoJK were staging a peaceful protest at the press club when police attacked them. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) issued a sharp response on social media....