A telecommunications blackout imposed by the government was gradually lifted throughout the day, an AFP journalist witnessed.
“The government has agreed to our demands, and we are thankful to it,“ said Shaukat Nawaz Mir, a member of the Awami Action Committee (AAC), the civil rights group that led the protest.
The agreement, signed by federal ministers and shared with the media, includes pledges to reduce the size of the cabinet and senior officials in the civil service.
Thousands of people took to the streets of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, from Monday, demanding structural reforms as well as political and economic rights.
AFP reporters the same day saw streets stained with blood and littered with spent bullet casings, shards of glass and scattered stones, apparent evidence of the chaos.
More than 170 police personnel and 50 civilians were injured, it said.
“Public interest and peace are our priorities, and we will continue to serve Azad Kashmir,“ Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a statement.
The area is considered highly sensitive by the Pakistani military after years of frequent skirmishes and full-blown wars.
Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan fought for four days in May, their worst clash in decades - AFP
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