Muzaffarabad, Oct. 3 -- Amid continuing protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), where several civilians have died in firing by government forces, protest leaders have accused authorities of using force against peaceful demonstrators.

Protests in PoJK entered their sixth consecutive day on Friday, spreading across the region after three young men were allegedly killed by Pakistani forces. Their funeral prayers in Muzaffarabad drew thousands of mourners, further intensifying public anger against Islamabad.

"This was a peaceful lockdown call by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Public Action Committee. All the citizens of Muzaffarabad were peacefully recording their protest on Neelum Bridge when a few people--some facilitators, facil...