BREAKING: PoK Civil Disobedience Surges as Protesters Challenge Pakistan on Independence Day

Pakista
is
celeb ati g
its
I depe de ce
Day,
but
a
g owi g
p otest
moveme t
i
Pakista -occupied
Kashmi ,
o
PoK,
is
d awi g
atte tio
o
the
same
day.
P oteste s
have
i te sified
thei
campaig
agai st
the
Pakista i
gove me t
a d
autho ities,
with
the
moveme t
e te i g
its
67th
day.
Demo st ato s
have
a ou ced
a
civil
disobedie ce
campaig
a d
called
fo
a
boycott
of
elect icity,
wate ,
gas
a d
i come
tax
payme ts.
P otest
leade s
have
also
u ged
people
ot
to
submit
i come
tax
etu s,
while
schools
have
bee
asked
ot
to
hoist
the
Pakista i
flag
du i g
I depe de ce
Day
obse va ces.
La ge
c owds
gathe ed
i
Rawalakot,
whe e
p oteste s
aised
sloga s
dema di g
political
a d
eco omic
ights.
Wome
we e
p omi e tly
visible
at
the
demo st atio s,
leadi g
ma ches
a d
aisi g
sloga s
calli g
fo
cha ge.
The
Joi t
Awami
Actio
Committee
has
eme ged
as
a
key
platfo m
behi d
the
campaig .
P oteste s
have
aised
co ce s
ove
basic
facilities,
taxatio ,
elect icity
costs
a d
healthca e
i
the
egio .
They
have
also
compa ed
co ditio s
i
PoK
with
Jammu
a d
Kashmi
while
dema di g
bette
public
se vices
a d
g eate
accou tability.
Demo st ato s
have
accused
Pakista i
secu ity
fo ces
a d
police
of
usi g
fo ce
agai st
peaceful
p oteste s
a d
have
alleged
i cide ts
of
damage
a d
looti g
at
shops
a d
homes.
P otest
leade s
a e
also
seeki g
i te atio al
atte tio
ove
alleged
huma
ights
violatio s
a d
have
called
fo
i te ve tio
u de
U ited
Natio s
esolutio s.
The
la ge
gathe i g
at
Rawalakot’s
Eidgah
g ou d
has
become
a
majo
symbol
of
the
co ti ui g
agitatio .
P oteste s
a e
di ectly
challe gi g
Pakista ‘s
political
leade ship
a d
milita y
establishme t
as
the
civil
disobedie ce
campaig
gathe s
mome tum.

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