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Pakistan: Demonstration held in PoK to mark Bangladesh's War of Independence

Dec 17, 2022, at 10:55 pm

Muzaffarabad: Demonstrations were organized in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s (POK) Bagh and Hajira on Friday to mark Bangladesh's War of Independence,media reports said.

United Kashmir People’s National Party demonstrates across different cities on 'Black Day'

Oct 24, 2022, at 02:41 am

London: United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) on Saturday demonstrated in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and different parts of the world on what is observed as a 'Black Day’ to remember the Pakistani invasion of the region in 1947.

Plan under consideration to change PoK status: Pakistani politician Maulana Fazlur Rehman

Aug 22, 2022, at 11:25 pm

Peshawar, Pakistan: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said there are plans to change the status of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and declare it as a separate province.

Police baton charge PoK university students as they protest demanding online exams amid COVID surge

Feb 17, 2022, at 04:38 am

Muzaffarabad, PoK: Police resorted to baton charge students of University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) as they were demonstrating for holding online exams due to the surge in Covid-19 cases.

Pakistani politicians express concern over worsening human rights situation in country

Dec 12, 2021, at 02:30 am

Rawalpindi, Pakistan/IBNS: Political and human rights activists from Pakistan, Pak Occupied Kashmir (POK) and Gilgit-Baltistan have expressed grave concern on the worsening human rights situation in Pakistan.

PoK activists demonstrate in London against Shah Mehmood Qureshi's arrival

Sep 28, 2021, at 09:35 pm

London: Activists from  Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Monday demonstrated in London against the visit of Pakistan's  Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

Pakistan: Activist calls recently held PoK elections as farce

Aug 04, 2021, at 05:22 am

Kabul:  Kashmiri political activist  Dr Misfar Hassan has described the recently held elections in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) as 'farce'.

Pakistan: PML-N plans protests against PoK poll ‘rigging’

Jul 28, 2021, at 05:48 pm

Lahore: The  PML-N leadership has refused to accept the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) polls results and even accused the Punjab government of using its machinery to rig the elections.

People of Kashmir battling Imran Khan: Bhutto

Jun 28, 2021, at 03:54 am

Mirpur: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari recently slammed Imran Khan and said people of Kashmir are battling the PM and rising inflation.

Delay in PoK polls: PML-N rejects NCOC letter

Jun 02, 2021, at 12:17 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's National Command and Operation Centre has suggested postponing the polls in PoK region by two months due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Activists feel Pakistan govt denying basic human rights to people of PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan

Feb 04, 2021, at 03:59 am

New Delhi: Human rights activists have claimed that people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) are living like slaves and are even denied all forms of human rights.

PoK activist urges Joe Biden to intervene to heal wounded people of Gilgit Baltistan

Nov 13, 2020, at 02:40 am

Highlighting the atrocities caused by Pakistan on the people of the region, activist Amjad Ayub Mirza on Wednesday urged US President-elect Biden  to “heal” the “wounded people and divide people” of PoK and Gilgit Baltistan (GB).

PoK witnesses protests over demand to release 14 local men amid visit by Army Chief Bajwa

Oct 09, 2020, at 01:47 am

Hunza: Hunza region of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) recently witnessed demonstration as protesters demanded  the release of 14 local men, including political leader Baba Jan, who were jailed in 2011 for 'inciting' people against the government, media reports said.

Stop Pakistan from treating us like animals: PoK activist breaks down at UNHRC

Sep 25, 2020, at 05:57 pm

Geneva: The torture meted to people of  Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) was reflected in the hard-hitting words of activist Muhammad Sajjad Raja as he broke down in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), appealing the global body to stop Pakistan from treating them like animals.

PoK human rights abuse: Activist Shabir Choudhry expresses discontent on UK lawmaker’s silence

Sep 23, 2020, at 12:48 am

London: A key political activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) Shabir Choudhry has expressed his displeasure over UK’s Labour MP Debbie Abrahams’ ‘silence’ on the recent attack on peaceful protesters by the Pakistani consulate in Bradford.

COVID-19: 10 people test positive in PoK

Sep 18, 2020, at 10:47 pm

Islamabad/UNI: As many as 10 people have tested positive for novel coronavirus in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) during the past 24 hours, taking the tally of positive cases in the area to 2,451.

UKPNP, Jammu Kashmir National Independent Alliance to protest before Pakistan HC in London against activist detention

Sep 12, 2020, at 03:51 pm

London: The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) and Jammu Kashmir National Independent Alliance are planning to organize a demonstration in front of the Pakistan High Commission in London on Sept 14 to protest against the illegal detention of activist Tanveer Ahmad in Pakistan.

PoK: People protest against construction of dams by China, Pakistan

Sep 10, 2020, at 03:31 am

The people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) are irked by the construction of two mega dams by China and Pakistan in the region.

Dam construction: Residents of PoK demonstrate against China, Pakistan in Muzaffarabad  

Aug 26, 2020, at 03:40 am

Muzaffarabad: Protesting against the construction of dams in the area, people demonstrated against Pakistan and China in Muzaffarabad region of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).

PoK: Journalist tries to remove national flag from Dadyal, faces torture

Aug 23, 2020, at 05:39 pm

Islamabad: An activist-journalist was allegedly tortured by the country's agencies and security forces after he tried to remove Pakistan's flag from a popular public place in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)'s Dadyal, media reports said.

PoK activist Amjad Ayub Mirza observes first anniversary of scrapping Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir

Aug 07, 2020, at 06:35 pm

Glasgow: A prominent Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) activist observed the first anniversary of Indian government's move of scrapping Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir last year by cutting tri-colour cake and releasing balloons.

PoK resident killed in Islamabad, UKPNP asks how long Kashmiris will die like this

Jul 25, 2020, at 07:16 pm

Islamabad: Condemning the abduction and killing of a resident from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in Islamabad, the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) demanded that those behind the incident should be brought to justice.

Building collapse in PoK leaves 15 hurt 

Jul 19, 2020, at 04:42 am

Islamabad/UNI:  A three-storey wedding hall building collapsed during renovations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's (PoK) Mirpur district, injured at least 15 labourers and leaving dozens more trapped, official said.

Establish inquiry commission to investigate human rights violations in PoK: Activist tells UNHRC

Jul 18, 2020, at 11:52 pm

Geneva: Activist Sajjad Raja has urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to create a Commission of Inquiry to probe the human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan regions of the south Asian country.

PoK activists in UK submit memorandum to Pakistan consulate negating 14th Amendment Bill in Interim Constitution

Jul 18, 2020, at 10:48 pm

Birmingham: A memorandum has been submitted by the Kashmiri community and United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP), Birmingham to the Pakistan consulate here, where they have protested against the proposed 14th Amendment Bill in the Interim Constitution of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Pakistan: Residents of Muzaffarabad demonstrate against China over illegal construction of dams on Neelam and Jhelum rivers

Jul 11, 2020, at 12:32 am

Quetta: Residents of Muzaffarabad city of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) this week protested against China and Pakistan over the illegal construction of dams on the Neelam and Jhelum rivers.

Kashmiri activists voice concern over proposed amendments in Interim Constitution of PoK

Jun 20, 2020, at 09:55 pm

Islamabad: Several Kashmiri political activists have voiced their concerns over the proposed amendments in the Interim Constitution of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by the Pakistani establishment.

Attack India with forces: PoK PM tells Imran Khan

May 13, 2020, at 06:00 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: At this moment of crisis when the world is combating COVID-19, Pakistan  occupied Kashmir (PoK) PM Farooq Haider has asked Pakistan PM Imran Khan to attack India with forces.

Pakistan disobeying UNSC resolution on Kashmir: PoK activist writes to British MP

May 13, 2020, at 05:54 pm

London/IBNS:  A political activist from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) Shabir Choudhry has written to British lawmaker and Leader of Opposition, Keir Starmer, and informed him that Islamabad is not obeying  UN Security Council's resolutions on Kashmir issue.

Amid COVID-19 troubles, PoK residents now face power cut troubles

Apr 29, 2020, at 02:56 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: The picture of failure and discrimination faced by people in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir at the hands of the government is becoming evident every day with now reports are emerging that power cut troubles have added to the agony of residents who are already badly disturbed by COVID-19 outbreak.