SRINAGAR, July 30: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday urged the Pakistan government to end its crackdown on protesters in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK), adopt a humane approach and resolve the issue through dialogue. It is painful to see peaceful protesters being met with brute force. The Government of Pakistan must adopt a more humane approach and choose dialogue over force,” Mehbooba said in a post on X. The Government must end the crackdown and stop spraying bullets at peaceful protesters. The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), a collective of activist groups, has been leading protests in POJK since last month over 12 contentious seats of the so-called regional legislative assembly.