Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's assembly polls are marked by reports of state-backed violence, enforced disappearances of journalists, and internet shutdowns, prompting condemnation from Amnesty International and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir faces escalating brutality, violence, and media crackdown during assembly polls, prompting global human rights and press freedom watchdogs to urge Pakistani authorities to end the crackdown and restore communications.
Legislative assembly elections in Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoK) faced unrest, rigging allegations, and security crackdowns. Protests by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) and India's rejection of the polls underscore the region's volatile political landscape.
The Indian Embassy in the US corrected The New York Times, stating there's no 'Pakistani Kashmir' but 'Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir', affirming Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh as integral to India amid ongoing clashes and protests in the region.
India's Embassy criticizes The New York Times for using 'Pakistani Kashmir' instead of 'Pakistan-occupied Kashmir', asserting the region's integral part of India amid ongoing protests and violence in PoK.
Faizal Mumtaz Rathore, 'PM' of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, criticized Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif for stating residents of Rawalkot and Mirpur in PoK are 'not proper Kashmiris.' The region faces protests over inflation, upcoming elections, and reservation of seats for refugees, leading to clashes that killed at least 11 and injured over 70.
India's external affairs ministry condemned reported violence against protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, citing police brutality, deaths and injuries as unrest spread across several towns.
At least 11 killed, dozens injured in clashes between Pakistani security forces and anti-government protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, sparking international concern, including from over 50 UK MPs.
Arjumand Gulzar Dar, a mastermind of the 2019 Pulwama terror attack, was killed by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Known as 'Hamza Burhan' or 'Doctor', the Al-Badr commander was shot dead outside a school in Muzaffarabad.
