Muzaffarabad, Dec 11:
The locals in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have hit the streets to protest against the administration, leading to a massive trouble for Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
The protesters are demanding freedom from the clutches of Pakistan. Pakistani army was ordered to clamp down on the agitators in order to thwart the protests.
PoK region has been witnessing unrest, with hundreds of people coming out in the open to protest against the Pakistani establishment, since July. The July 21 election, which saw Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) winning 32 out of 41 seats, was allegedly rigid,according to the locals in PoK.
The protesters have maintained that they were not allowed to cast their votes, and the polls were rigged in favour of Sharif’s PML(N) by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency and others.Besides, PoK the Sharif Government has also been entangled in the Balochistan area, where the freedom movement has gained momentum.
Several Baloch leaders living in exile have been aggressively advocating for freedom of the restive region from the clutches of Pakistan, ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the human rights violations in Balochistan.
Balochistan has been facing the worst human rights crisis, where the Baloch are being suppressed. The place is known to be the largest and resource-rich province of Pakistan.
Military operations are being carried out against the civilians, in the worst form of oppression.
After Islamabad and Beijing signed a multi-billion dollar China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the atrocities on Baloch people have augmented.
The people in Balochistan, who are championing the cause of the Free Balochistan Movement, are opposing the project which they say will lead to exploitation of their resources. (Agencies)
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