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Calls for accountability over enforced disappearances in Pakistan grow at
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Political activists from Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) raised alarm over the scale of human rights violations, describing Pakistan as one of the leading states in the region for enforced disappearances and extrajudicial abuses.
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Protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir enter Day 5
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
This escalation follows the administration's decision to impose an indefinite lockdown amid last week's protests led by the JKJAAC. The demonstrations, which drew massive public support, centred around a 38-point charter of demands put forward by the committee.
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"Government has turned into a demon": PoJK leader accuses Pakistan of firi
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Shaukat Nawaz Mir, leader of the Neelum Valley Public Action Committee in PoJK, accused the government in a viral video of acting like a "demon" by killing its own people, silencing voices, shutting down media, and using force against protesters, as tensions continue to rise.
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Multiple civilian deaths, clashes reported as unrest escalates in PoJK
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) turned violent as voices from the region reported civilian deaths, clashes with security forces, and detentions. Social media posts highlighted marches, caravans entering Muzaffarabad, and growing unrest, with activists warning agains
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Joint Action Committee USA to stage protest at Pakistan Consulate over rig
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Joint Action Committee USA is planning to stage a protest at the Pakistan Consulate to express solidarity with the people of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and to condemn human rights violations in the region.
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Pakistani rangers open fire on protesters in PoJK, several casualties repo
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The protests, led by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC), have resulted in over half a dozen casualties and several serious injuries in the past three days, according to the sources.
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PTI's Syed Zeeshan Haider praises PoJK protests, highlights Muzaffarabad's
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The unrest is a response to the government's failure to address the committee's 38 demands, including the elimination of reserved seats in PoJK; 12 legislative seats reserved for Kashmiri refugees settled in Pakistan were abolished.
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"Movement is for basic rights": UKPNP leader on PoJK protests, slams 'pupp
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, who is the chairman of the United Kashmir People's National Party, termed the ongoing mass protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) as a "movement for basic rights" and noted that people have been deprived of "all kinds of rights" for the last few decad
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PoJK shutdown enters second day amid widespread protests
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Demonstrators attempting to march towards Muzaffarabad encountered heavy restrictions, with authorities sealing all major roads and suspending communication networks. In Dudyal, Mirpur, the Action Committee declared that the body of a protester would not be buried until the administration co
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UK protesters stand in solidarity with PoJK's fight for civil rights
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Organised under the banner of the Jammu and Kashmir National Independence Alliance (JKNIA), the protests saw participation from rights activists, members of the diaspora, and political leaders who gathered to condemn what they called systematic oppression by Pakistani authorities in PoJK.
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3 killed, over a dozen injured as police open fire on protesters in PoJK
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) has been rocked by violent protests and a complete shutdown, leaving three people dead and more than a dozen injured in clashes with security forces.
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From Kotli to Muzaffarabad: PoJK rises in widespread protest, two reported
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
PoJK is witnessing a shutdown and massive protests led by the Joint Awami Action Committee. Demonstrations in Muzaffarabad, Kotli, and Mirpur turned violent after police firing killed two and injured 22. Protesters demand economic relief, fair resource royalties, subsidised flour, and politi
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