Islamabad, June 7 (IANS) Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is on the brink of widespread unrest as the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) has called for a major lockdown protest on June 9 over 38 unmet demands, as per reports. In the wake of earlier violence, including the killing of a JAAC leader by security forces, internet blackouts and the group’s banning, people in PoK remain frustrated over electricity shortages, inflation, unemployment, exploitation of resources, and political marginalisat…
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New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The calm that was restored in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) in October is all set to end with talks being called off between the PoK’s Joint Awami Action Committee and the government. In September, protests had erupted in the region during which several organisations had made multiple demands relating to development. The government of Pakistan intervened and agreed to fulfil all their demands.However, now, the committee has accused the government of orchestrating an e…