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PoJK's forests fall prey to corruption and illegal logging
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) is facing a severe ecological crisis, driven largely by widespread deforestation. Local residents report that timber mafias, often operating with the complicity of government officials, are ravaging the region's forests.
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Protests erupt across PoGB over Kurram attack, shia community seeks justic
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Protest demonstrations broke out across different areas of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan after Friday prayers, with thousands of people taking to the streets to denounce the attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Lower Kurram district, which resulted in the deaths of at least 42 people and left
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UKPNP Slams Pakistan's Unconstitutional Presidential Order in PoJK
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Jamil Maqsood, the President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP), has strongly condemned the ongoing human rights abuses and unconstitutional actions by the Puppet Government of Pakistan in the Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
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Pro-Palestinian groups sue Dutch government over Israel's "genocide" in Ga
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Further, the organisation emphasised that the Netherlands has a legal duty to prevent violations of international law, including the 1948 UN Genocide Convention, in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.
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PoJK: Joint Awami Action Committee protests against government following n
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Joint Awami Action Committee core member Shaukat Nawaz Mir has condemned the attack of police on the protestors and the residents after raising their voices against the controversial presidential ordinance which blocks all political rallies, gatherings, and protests in Pakistan-occupied Jamm
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PoJK: Human rights activist decry crackdown on protests and freedoms
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Amjad Ayub Mirza, a human rights activist from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), strongly condemned the recent presidential ordinance, calling it "outrageous."
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PoJK to witness shutter down strike as protests erupt against 'controversi
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The newly introduced ordinance requires individuals to obtain permission from the administration in order to hold any public protest. This regulation has sparked widespread opposition, as it is seen as a restriction on citizens' rights to freely express their grievances.
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Crisis in PoJK: Deforestation devastates environment and livelihoods
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
In Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), an alarming environmental crisis is rapidly unfolding. Once home to vast, lush forests, this region has seen its green cover decimated over the past several decades.
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Protests in PoJK amid ongoing electricity crisis, economic struggles
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
A fresh wave of protests erupted in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), as residents expressed growing frustration over the administration's failure to address persistent issues that have long plagued the region.
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PoGB: Teacher shortage sparks roadblock protest in Diamer District, stude
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
They are demanding the immediate recruitment of teachers to address the ongoing educational crisis, as reported by Markhor Times.
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PoGB: Female students protest against teachers' shortage in Chilas Degree
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
A large group of female students from Degree College Chilas staged a protest and blocked the road in the Diamer district of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan, demanding the immediate recruitment of teachers.
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Amid uncertainty over schedule, India's participation, ICC announces globa
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Notably, the BCCI has strongly objected to the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) plan to hold the Champions Trophy tour in disputed areas of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), specifically Skardu, Hunza, and Muzaffarabad.
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