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…
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Quetta, June 11 (IANS) Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) chief Allah Nazar Baloch has said that the resistance of people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) against Pakistani and Punjabi domination demonstrates that “oppressed nations cannot be subjugated by force,” local media reported on Thursday. In a statement, the BLF leader mentioned that Pakistan could no longer impose their decisions on the people of PoK, adding that the struggle of Kashmiris was an expression of their demand for basic r…
London, June 11 (IANS) Several British parliamentarians have strongly condemned the “excessive or unlawful” use of force against “peaceful protesters and civil society representatives” in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK).In a motion presented in the UK Parliament, the lawmakers expressed grave concern over reports of communications blackouts, lockdown measures, mass arrests, and raids in PoK.They also raised alarm over the “distress caused to British Kashmiris and others in the UK who have been u…
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) Several leading international human rights organisations slammed the Pakistani authorities’ violent crackdown on “peaceful protests” in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), including an internet shutdown, mass arbitrary arrests, and the deadly use of force, describing it as an alarming deterioration of human rights in the region.The remarks came amid reports that several people have been killed and hundreds injured following deadly clashes between the law enforcement …
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…
Berlin, June 9 (IANS) Shafi Burfat, chairman of the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), has urged India and the global community to intervene against the “brutality, fascism, and persecution” of the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Sindh, and other regions by the Pakistan military “mafia” and to support their fight for freedom and dignity.His remarks came after seven civilians were killed in clashes between police and protesters of the newly proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (…
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…