Nine die in protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

MUZAFFARABAD, July15: Nine people were killed and a dozen wounded in renewed clashes between supporters of a banned protest group and security forces in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, an official said on Wednesday.

Supporters of the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), a movement demanding economic and governance reforms, vowed to march towards the regional capital Muzaffarabad this week in defiance of official warnings. 

"Seven civilians, one paramilitary personnel and one police officer were killed during violence that erupted on Tuesday," Sardar Waheed, the top civilian official in Poonch district, where protests have been heavily concentrated, told AFP. "The authorities will stop the march if the protesters attempt to proceed towards the capital," Waheed added.�"AFP