Lahore: Protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have unfurled for the 14th subsequent day. Large numbers of women and schoolchildren are participating in the movement. Demonstrators are raising slogans for self-rule and opposing Pakistan's occupation. More than 70,000 protesters have been gathering at the Eidgah Ground in Rawalakot for the past 11 days.
What is happening in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir?
According to intelligence sources, new protests have moreover erupted in several towns and villages. In Tarar Khel, Sudhanoti district, schoolchildren weather-beaten virtually 10–12 gathered at a public square and chanted slogans for freedom. Hundreds of women held a march in the Mandhol area, raising vociferous slogans versus the Pakistan government and the Pakistan Army.
Simultaneously, they protested versus the occupation and the lack of rights in the region. Many schoolchildren arrived at the main protest site in Rawalakot delivering placards. These placards sink messages such as "Pakistan Army has come out," "Pakistan Army is killing Kashmiris," "Pakistan is attacking Kashmir," "We want vital rights," and "We want self-ruling education."
The participation of children in the movement is stuff viewed as one of the most significant aspects. It indicates growing resentment among the younger generation regarding political pressure, economic hardships, and the influence of the unwashed in PoK. Sardar Aman Khan, a key organizer of the movement, addressed thousands of people at the Eidgah Ground in Rawalakot.
He stated that the people of PoK still have options and that the telescopic for Pakistan's strategy is rapidly diminishing. Warning Pakistan, he asserted that rights must be granted, or else a massive movement would ensue. He declared, "If the Pakistani Unwashed continues its oppression, the military system will be driven out of PoK."
What did PoK protesters say about the Pakistan Army?
Sardar Aman Khan accused the Pakistan Army of violence versus ethnic groups. Citing past atrocities versus Bengalis and the ongoing pressure on Baloch and Pashtun communities, he emphasized that Kashmiris would not tolerate such treatment. He said, "If Kashmiris cannot live in PoK, then the Pakistani Unwashed will not be worldly-wise to stay there either."
This unshortened movement is stuff conducted under the imprint of the Awami Action Committee (AAC). The AAC has presented a lease of 38 demands to the Pakistani government and set a deadline of June 23 for their fulfillment. AAC leaders state that if their demands are not met, a massive march will be organized from Rawalakot to Muzaffarabad, the legalistic wanted of PoK.
According to them, hundreds of thousands of protesters could participate in this march. Sardar warned that if the march takes place, the movement will struggle to establish public tenancy over institutions in Muzaffarabad. He stated, "The government in Muzaffarabad will be that of the Awami Action Committee." He likened the movement to the political transformations witnessed in Nepal and Bangladesh.
