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Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir protests persist as talks stall
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Following clashes that resulted in the death of a policeman, relative calm settled over the region, though business centres remained shuttered and public transport suspended in Muzaffarabad and Poonch divisions. Mirpur saw a partial strike, signalling the depth of sentiment driving the prote
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Military rangers deployed as dissent grows in PoJK
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The decision was taken on the call of Awami Action Committee (AAC) as the protests against the high electricity bills and taxes entered the third day on Sunday.
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to convene high-level meeting as dissent grows
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Amid violent clashes between police and protesters in the Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will convene a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss the ongoing situation in the region, ARY News reported.
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1 officer killed after violent clashes erupt between police, protesters in
Updated : 2 years ago IST
According to the report which cited Mirpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kamran Ali Sub-inspector Adnan Qureshi succumbed to a gunshot wound in the chest in the town of Islamgarh where he was deployed along with other police personnel to stop a rally for Muzaffarabad via Kotli and Po
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UKPNP condemns heavy troop deployment against peaceful protests in PoK
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In their statement, top UKPNP leaders including Chairman Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, spokesperson Nasir Aziz Khan, and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jameel Maqsood voiced their apprehension regarding Pakistan's decision to deploy defence personnel, including rangers, Quick Response Force (QRF), Cri
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Pensioners in Pakistan occupied Kashmir protest against government's allow
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A substantial number of pensioners in Muzaffarabad city in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir staged a large-scale protest to condemn the government's actions, which have caused distress among them.
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Worldwide protest held to decry Pakistan's Kashmir Solidarity Day
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In Bradford, the protesters outside the Consulate of Pakistan raised slogans against Islamabad, demanding rights for the people of PoK. They demanded free electricity, employment, and better education facilities for those living in the occupied territory.
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Mass protests erupt over unjust tax hikes, electricity bills, inflation in
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Protesters expressed frustration over unjust tax hikes, an unprecedented surge in electricity bills despite prolonged power cuts, and against a state-manufactured crisis of essential services in the region.
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Massive protests erupt in Muzaffarabad as Shehbaz Sharif 'insults' PoK PM
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Scores of people took to the streets of Muzaffarabad city in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK), chanting slogans against the Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for insulting their Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas.
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Protests intensify in PoK against Pakistan government's plans to amend Con
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], August 13 (ANI): Districts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are witnessing massive protests against the Pakistan government's plan to bring in the 15th Constitutional Amendment that will transfer the financial and administrative powers of the local government to Islamab
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UKPNP holds demonstration in Geneva over human rights, security situation
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI): The members of the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) led by Shaukat Ali Kashmiri on Friday staged a protest at the UN human rights head office in Geneva to highlight the atrocities being committed against the people of Pakistan Occupied Kashm
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J-K: Locals stage protest against killing of teacher Rajni Bala
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 3 (ANI): Locals from a minority community on Friday staged a protest in Jammu against targeted killings in the Valley.
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