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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London, June 20 (IANS) As turmoil grips Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), daily life has come to a standstill following weeks of deadly unrest that has claimed dozens of lives and plunged the region into its most severe crisis in years, a report has stated.The escalating confrontation between local authorities and the recently banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) poses a significant challenge for Islamabad.The unrest began ahead of a June 9 strike organised by the JAAC to oppose the reserva…
New Delhi, June 13 IANS) The protests and the subsequent atrocities being committed do not seem to have died down in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), and although the authorities have made an offer for talks, the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) has not accepted it as they feel it is a futile exercise.The JAAC says holding talks has no meaning as the Pakistan establishment has never honoured its assurances.An Indian intelligence official said that the offer for talks is just an eyewash by Isl…
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) Islamabad’s actions in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are not about security but maintaining an illegitimate hold through fear. Pakistani security forces have using brutal force against people holding protest against decades of exploitation, political disenfranchisement, and economic neglect, a report has stated. In recent days, protests have erupted in Mirpur, Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot, Neelum, and other areas. Led by platforms like the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAA…
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) A Mi-17 helicopter of Pakistan army’s aviation wing crashed near Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s (PoK) city of Muzaffarabad on Wednesday due to a technical fault during the take-off, local media reported after confirmation from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the official media and public relations wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces. All personnel on board the helicopter were killed in the crash. Pakistan military’s media affairs wing stated that rescue and recovery …
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) In the wake of the violent turn of events in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Indian agencies say that the Pakistani establishment is playing with fire, as the repercussions of the brutal crackdown in PoK are likely to spread across the country, and it is staring at a situation that it would be unable to handle.The Pakistani security forces have been ordered by Islamabad to use brute force and shut down the protests. The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), which is at …
Islamabad, June 9 (IANS) Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds injured as deadly clashes continue to take place between the law enforcement personnel and protesters in the Rawalakot city of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), several reports have indicated. Earlier in the day, Sardar Waheed Khan, the Commissioner of Poonch district in PoK, was quoted as saying by leading Pakistani daily ‘The News International’ that only 12 people have been killed and several security officials injured in …
Islamabad, June 9 (IANS) As many as 12 people, including eight protesters and four security personnel, were killed as clashes erupted between the members of the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) and the law enforcement personnel in Rawalakot city of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), local media reported on Tuesday. Sardar Waheed Khan, the Commissioner of Poonch district in PoK, stated that 12 people were killed and several security officials were injured. He claimed that members of JAAC targett…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan for unleashing a pattern of fake news and videos while making a “desperate attempt” to cover-up its own failings and deflect attention away from its human rights abuses during the ongoing crackdown on protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Addressing a weekly media briefing on Tuesday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India hopes that the international community will hold Pakistan accounta…
Srinagar, May 31 (IANS) Three persons were apprehended on Sunday while they were trying to cross the Line of Control (LoC) into Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir.Officials said the Army nabbed the three persons as they tried to cross the LoC in Kashmir.All three persons are hailing from the Sopore area of Baramulla district. They were trying to exfiltrate into PoK from the Hathlanga-Nambla axis during the intervening night of Saturday-Sunday, the officials sa…