Thousands of people, mostly students, have taken out rallies in two towns of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to condemn the mass killings of innocent and unarmed Palestinians in Gaza by Israel.

The show in Rawalakot, the district headquarters of Poonch, was impressive as its participants included thousands of young boys and girls students from state-run and private educational institutions, who were wearing their respective uniforms.

Some girls had put on robes, abayas and headgears, imprinted with Palestinian flags.

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 Students from different educational institutions march through a street in Rawalakot on Thursday to condemn Israel’s barbarism in Gaza. — Photo by Tariq Naqash
Students from different educational institutions march through a street in Rawalakot on Thursday to condemn Israel’s barbarism in Gaza. — Photo by Tariq Naqash

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