Locals held a massive protest in Khaplu district in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) against rising load shedding in the region, Pakistan vernacular media Daily K2 reported.
The people in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are showing anger and resentment against Islamabad as they have been treated as second-class citizens for the past several decades.
Massive protests have continued for the eighth day against the Pakistan government despite chilling cold, over the new hike in wheat prices and non-fulfilment of promises, vernacular media Daily K2 reported.
Baloch people carried out rallies and demonstrations against "state terrorism" and acts of forced disappearances, extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Pakistan government at multiple locations across the country.
The protestors held placards and banners with slogans like Stop your terrorism in the state of Balochistan. The Protestors said the the Baloch nation will no longer accept the process of kidnapping, killing and killing people in fake encounters.
Large-scale protests have erupted across Balochistan after an alarming rise in cases of killings and enforced disappearances spanning different demographics in the region, the Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) stated in a report.
Women and children in Skardu, Chilas, and Gilgit blocked the roads and blamed the government and security agencies for their failure to act against terrorists.
Family members and workers of different political parties have joined the protest at the Fida Shaheed Chowk, along with the corpse of Balaach Mola Balsh, whose body was handed over to this family.
The illegally occupied PoK (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir) region is echoing with massive protests against Pakistan and its stooge administration. Four months on, there have been continuous protests all across PoK against sky-high inflation and heavy electricity bills and taxes.
Government employees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa staged widespread protests on Thursday, vehemently opposing proposed salary cuts and pension reforms, as reported by Dawn.
Despite PoK's abundant natural resources and the generation of ample electricity, its citizens find themselves dependent on Pakistan to meet their basic energy needs.