Political party flags concerns over prolonged power cuts, internet blackouts in PoK
The party expressed solidarity with the people amid a shutter-down strike in the Rawalakot region of Poonch district in PoK.
The party expressed solidarity with the people amid a shutter-down strike in the Rawalakot region of Poonch district in PoK.
Reports from multiple districts of Balochistan suggest an alarming continuation of enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests, and the discovery of unidentified bodies, further intensifying the province's long-standing human rights crisis.
Pakistan faced two major protests in recent days. The first was in POK where the public rose in anger against rising costs, exploitation of resources and lack of basic amenities. Protests lasted two weeks, and were brutally crushed with over a dozen (officially reported) killed. Actual figures could be far higher.
The recent protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are the result of anger built up over the years due to forced suppression by the state.
Incidents of violence occurred in Dhir Kot and other parts of PoK. The local authorities said 172 police personnel and 50 civilians were injured in the clashes.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday alleged that the Congress party's past actions led to the creation of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), and it is the BJP's duty to reclaim it.
Dubbing Pakistan as the “father of global terrorism”, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that “the day is not far when the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) will become a part of India again”.
India has said that Operation Sindoor targeting terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) “was focused, measured, and non-escalatory in nature”.
Gilgit-Baltistan is witnessing a deepening political and human rights crisis that observers warn may mirror the long-running turmoil in Balochistan.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the NDA government over its handling of recent tensions with Pakistan, including the alleged loss of Rafale jets. He likened Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the demonetised ₹1,000 currency note, calling him “outdated.”
