{"id":274137,"date":"2022-07-29T08:11:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T03:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=274137"},"modified":"2022-07-29T08:11:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T03:11:39","slug":"massive-protests-erupt-in-ajks-poonch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/massive-protests-erupt-in-ajks-poonch\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive protests erupt in AJK\u2019s Poonch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> RAWALAKOT<br \/>\nMassive protests have erupted in Azad Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s (AJK) Poonch district against heavenly hiked electricity bills and massively imposed taxes by the AJK government. Violent clashes between AJK police and the protestors have been observed during past four days, as many have been injured and booked by the AJK police as per different charges. Footages and videos showed police firing tear gas at agitators and men setting a police van on fire in Rawalakot\u2019s Thorar area Wednesday night. Sources said rallies and demonstrations have been observed to protest against massive taxes and hiked electricity bills imposed by the state government.<br \/>\nHowever, AJK Prime Minister Tanvir Ilyas Khan\u2019s spokesperson Irfan Ashraf said Wednesday that the government was taking immediate steps to provide relief to the masses. \u201cAJK PM\u2019s foremost priority is safeguarding public\u2019s interest. Sardar Tanvir Ilyas is taking every possible step to provide relief to bewildered masses,\u201d Ashraf said in a statement.<br \/>\nIt is pertinent to mention here that despite producing up to 2800 Mega Watts of electricity and requiring only 400 Mega Watts to become load-shedding free zone, Azad Jammu and Kashmir has been suffering from prolonged electricity load shedding. 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