Muzaffarabad, Oct. 1 -- Tensions are rising in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) after Neelum Valley Public Action Committee leader Shaukat Nawaz Mir, in a video viral on social media, lashed out at the government, accusing it of silencing people and unleashing violence on its own citizens.

"This government has turned into a demon, and like demons who devour their own children, it is now killing its own people. They want to silence us by shutting down the media, deploying forces, and firing on us. With our voices suppressed, what position are you really standing on?" Mir said in the video.

His remarks came as violent clashes erupted in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), where Pakistani secu...