MUZAFFARABAD: The Awami Action Committee (AAC)-led long march on Monday left for Muzaffarabad, capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), as the shutter-down strike against inflated utility bills and taxes continued for fourth day.
Demonstrators have blocked the 40-kilometres long Kohala-Muzaffarabad Road at various points paralysing the entire transport system around it. The demonstrators would take the same artery from Dhirkot via Kohalad town to reach Muzaffarabad.
A large number of Rangers and AJK police personnel have taken positions in the territory after the AJK government summoned them following clashes between the police and protestors in Mirpur during protests that killed a police official and injured more than 70 other people.
Heavy contingents of police have been posted at roundabouts and sensitive locations, while markets, trade centres and educational institutes remain closed, while transport is suspended.
