Tensions have escalated across PoK following violent clashes between protesters linked to the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) and Pakistani security forces. India on Tuesday accused Pakistan of attempting to divert attention from alleged human rights abuses in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), as deadly protests and a widening crackdown continued to roil the region."There are reports of severe police brutality in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, in which several people have been killed and many injured.