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PoGB unrest reflects deeper political grievances, says UK-based activist
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In a blog post analysing the crisis, Choudhry argued that the unrest cannot be explained solely by reactions to international events. He said the intensity of the protests also reflects long-standing political grievances among residents of Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Security deployment, curfew expose governance crisis in PoGB
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Although restrictions have now been partially eased, the situation in the region remains tense. Daily wage labourers have been among the worst affected, as many rely on day-to-day earnings to support their families. During the strict curfew, residents expressed frustration over the closure o
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Violence erupts in PoGB over Ayatollah Khamenei's death; UNDP office torch
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Demonstrations in Gilgit and Skardu turned violent, with multiple government and international offices set ablaze and casualties during clashes between protesters and security forces.
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7 killed as protests over Khamenei's death rock Gilgit-Baltistan; UN offic
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In Gilgit and Skardu, angry protestors set fire to local offices of the United Nations, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in Gilgit.
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Human rights advocate Senge Sering alleges systemic neglect in PoGB as res
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Sering said women in PoGB are increasingly coming forward to demand fundamental rights, including access to water, electricity and sanitation. Referring to a recent viral video from Gilgit city, he described how a woman protested against the absence of essential services in her locality....
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Severe water shortage exposes administrative failures in Pakistan-occupied
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The situation has triggered protests, particularly led by women, highlighting what locals describe as deep administrative negligence and governance failure. For several days, taps across multiple neighbourhoods in Gilgit have remained dry. The crisis has been attributed primarily to limited
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Pakistan's administrative apathy sparks public protests in PoGB
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Public frustration spilled onto the streets of Gilgit as women and students staged separate protests, highlighting what residents described as chronic governance failures in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB). The demonstrations were triggered by prolonged electricity load-shedding an
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TTP threatens Pakistan's security forces, rejects sectarian war in PoGB
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In a video released on Facebook, the outfit said that its fight is directed at the Pakistan Army, intelligence services, including the ISI and MI, and the police. The group attempted to draw a distinction between its campaign against state institutions and the region's diverse religious comm
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Human rights advocate Senge Sering accuses Pakistan of using sectarianism
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He maintained that many residents believe violence has been cultivated internally rather than imposed from abroad, a perception he described as steadily becoming part of a shared political narrative.
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Jammu and Kashmir marks unity and development while Pakistan observed 'so-
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The remarks come as Pakistan observed what it calls "Kashmir Solidarity Day" on February 5, a move that officials and analysts have repeatedly described as political posturing detached from realities on the ground in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan. Despite
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Kashmir Solidarity Day a "symbol of hypocrisy," says Senge Sering
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President of the Institute for Gilgit Baltistan Studies (IGBS), Washington DC, Senge Sering, has strongly criticised Pakistan's observance of Kashmir Solidarity Day on February 5, declaring it a "Kashmir Hypocrisy Day" and accusing Islamabad of ignoring alleged human rights violations in ter
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Kashmir Solidarity Day a "cover-up for atrocities in PoJK," says activist
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Every year on February 5, Pakistan observes what it calls Kashmir Solidarity Day. Officially, it claims to stand for the rights of Kashmiris, but in reality, the day is about state-sponsored propaganda, designed to distract from Pakistan's own human rights record both in Pakistan-occupied Ja
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