Islamabad, June 28 (IANS) The unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) must serve as a compelling case for independent fact-finding mission by the United Nations and other international organisations to carry out investigation into the Pakistani army’s excesses, civilian deaths, arbitrary arrests, and human rights violations in PoK, a report has detailed. The current unrest in PoK started in 2023, with protests staged over electricity tariffs and flour shortages. The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami A…
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Washington, June 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s hard-state doctrine may give its security establishment the “illusion of control”, but even on its own terms, it is failing. A doctrine presented as discipline and security must ultimately be judged by its ability to ensure stability, a report has highlighted. Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir has introduced a new political vocabulary for the country’s ruling establishment: the “hard state”. In official discourse, it is defined as “discipline, national sec…
Brussels, June 13 (IANS) The clash between the authorities and the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has raised wider concerns about political representation, democratic accountability, and the use of anti-terror laws against grassroots movements. What began as a campaign for electoral reform has quickly expanded into a broader crisis marked by communication blackouts, heavy security deployment, arrests, political violence, and competing claims …
New York, May 16 (IANS) A leading international press freedom group on Friday called on Pakistani authorities to immediately release journalist Sohrab Barkat, who was arrested at his residence in Islamabad over his reporting on protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said that following the arrest and seizure of Barkat’s phone and car keys on June 5, Pakistan’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) registered a First Information Report…
Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) The United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) on Monday strongly condemned the firing by Pakistani security forces on peaceful and unarmed protesters in the Rawalakot region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) that left several people dead and injured. Describing the incident that unfolded on Sunday night as a “massacre”, the UKPNP said, “Peaceful protest is a democratic right. Pakistan must immediately halt this cycle of tyranny and brutality against unarmed Kashmir…
Colombo, March 6 (IANS) The appointment of a junior police officer from Pakistan’s Punjab province as Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has triggered unrest within the local police force, with six senior officers questioning the decision on grounds of seniority, merit, and institutional morale, a report said on Friday. It added that Liaqat Ali Malik was serving as a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Establishment in the Punjab Police and was “a Basic Pay Scale (…
Colombo, Feb 3 (IANS) Political uncertainty, shifting alliances and legislative defections have caused a volatile environment in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) – regions that have witnessed continuous instability, a report has stated. “For the past few years, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has been engulfed in unrest, driven by a powerful grassroots movement challenging both economic hardship and entrenched political structures. The Jammu Kashmir Joint A…