Pakistan's Human Rights Commission (HRCP) has issued a fact-finding report warning that authorities used disproportionate force against protesters in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), a Pakistan-administered territory, deepening public distrust and polarisation. The unrest, which began in June after negotiations collapsed between the government and a civil society coalition, the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee, led to the banning of that group, a prolonged mobile internet shutdown, and the listing of at least 157 activists, journalists and residents under anti-terrorism legislation. Meanwhile, AJK Prime Minister Barrister Iftikhar Gillani has pledged to restore internet access and lift road restrictions linking the territory to mainland Pakistan within days, acknowledging the disruption to education, business and daily life.