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PoJK activist warns of threats to progressive, pro-Indian groups in Pak's
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Amjad Ayub Mirza, a prominent activist from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), has issued a strong warning about the rising influence of jihadi groups and the growing jihadi culture in the region. He cautioned that these groups, with the backing of certain political figures, may tar
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Minority Shias being massacred in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan: Kash
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Javed Ahmad Beigh, a prominent socio-political activist, has drawn attention to the dire human rights situation faced by Shias in Pakistan, particularly in the illegally occupied region of Gilgit Baltistan, where a significant Shia population resides.
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Land reforms in Gilgit-Baltistan force residents into destitution
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly had been constituted only under an Executive Order; it's not a Constituent Assembly and has limited legislative powers. In the scheme of things the biggest stakeholders of the lands, the local people, are not even being formally consulted. They are agitated beca
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Pakistan ends electricity subsidy for people of PoK
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Pakistani government has ended their subsidy on electricity and the tariff has been revoked for the illegally-occupied region of Pakistan.
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Protests erupt in PoK as residents grapple with economic, flour crisis
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Frustrated residents in the illegally-occupied region of Muzaffarabad staged a protest against the spike in the prices of flour, according to Pakistan's vernacular media Kashmir Dharti, Siasat.
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Power Crisis, frequent load shedding continues to trigger protests in Gilg
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On December 31 and January 1, Gilgit Baltistan Youth Committee organised the protest as the people in the illegally occupied region of Gilgit-Baltistan have been facing a severe power crisis with up to 21 hours of power cuts, causing problems for all businesses and institutes.
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PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan stare at more suffering as Pakistan plunges into pol
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
(Diamer) [Gilgit-Baltistan] / (Muzaffarabad) [PoK], April 6 (ANI): As Pakistan is grappling with an unprecedented political crisis, the spiralling instability in the country is set to have bearings all around, especially in the illegally occupied regions.
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Protests intensify in Gilgit Baltistan as Islamabad tightens grip on illeg
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Gilgit [Gilgit Baltistan], October 21 (ANI): A huge gathering comprising members of a regional political party, Awami Action Committee and rights activists gathered in Gilgit, the capital city of illegally-occupied Gilgit Baltistan to oppose Islamabad's policies, which they say are intrusive
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Pak Army has set up heavy guns in civilian areas of Neelum Valley, says ac
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 22 (ANI): Amjad Ayub Mirza, an activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, on Saturday stated that the Pakistan army has set up heavy guns in civilian areas along Neelum valley of the illegally occupied region.
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Massive protests continue in Gilgit-Baltistan against rigged elections by
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Gilgit-Baltistan [PoK], November 18 (ANI): With the results seemingly in favour of Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Gilgit Baltistan, massive protests continue in the illegally occupied region alleging poll rigging in the Legislative Assembly elections.
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Bilawal Bhutto to join protest against rigged Gilgit-Baltistan polls
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 16 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday announced that the legislative assembly election in Gilgit-Baltistan "has been stolen" and that he will be shortly joining a protest in the illegally occupied region.
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Pakistan's decision to make Gilgit Baltistan its provisional province is i
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London/Washington [UK/US], November 4 (ANI): People across Gilgit-Baltistan are up in arms against Islamabad's decision of integrating the illegally occupied region with the rest of Pakistan.
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