Shaukat Mir, leader of Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in PoK, alleged that Pakistani government has issued a shoot-at-sight order and "unleashed a massacre" against protesters. In a video, Mir accused security forces of opening direct fire on demonstrators in Rawalakot, killing at least 30 people. Pakistani minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhary said murder cases will be filed against protesters.