Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir has erupted in widespread protests and shutdowns as locals vent anger over Islamabad’s long-standing neglect. Led by the Joint Awami Action Committee, thousands took to the streets, facing deadly crackdowns by security forces. The unrest, raised at the UN Human Rights Council, reflects decades of repression, economic exploitation, and political disenfranchisement under a militarised state.
00:00Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir recently witnessed widespread protests and shutdowns as public frustration erupted over Islamabad's failure to address long-standing demands.
00:14Led by the Joint Awami Action Committee, the demonstrations drew thousands across key areas, sparking national and international concern.
00:23The situation turned tense in several areas as security forces opened fire on peaceful protestors resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries.
00:35The Joint Awami Action Committee was a long-term lockdown.
00:40On top of all of the city of Zafirabad, all of the city of Zafirabad were on a long-term basis.
00:46There was a few people, a few workers, a few police officers, a few police officers, a few police officers, a few police officers,
00:53who came to the police and a few police officers and had been there and they had directed the direct firing on our pindal,
00:59with that evidence there is at us.
01:01That's why our young man has been killed.
01:04200 officers are being hit by direct firing.
01:07We will not forgive this murder.
01:10As the unrest drew attention, the issue was raised in Geneva at the UN Human Rights Council.
01:17Leaders of the United Kashmir People's National Party accused Pakistan of muzzling voices in the region and militarizing civil spaces.
01:40People are standing by them and at international level we are their vice because they don't have any representation anywhere and from 29th September and whole area is locked on.
01:54There is no internet, no telephone and people they do not have access to any international media or communication and 3 million Kashmiris are under siege and they are cut from the international community and 2 million Kashmiris living abroad.
02:09They have no connection or they cannot talk with their family and we don't know what is going there.
02:16Pakistan illegally occupied this area since 77 years and people have no voice and whole area is actually militarized.
02:27Everywhere you can watch the agencies are operating and Pakistani media, proxy media is propagating against the civil rights of the peoples.
02:39With this content turning into defiance, the streets of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir have delivered a verdict, one that exposes the ugly reality behind Islamabad's lofty rhetoric of brotherhood and solidarity.
02:55What the world is witnessing is not an isolated protest, is the eruption of decades of betrayal, economic exploitation, political disenfranchisement and brutal repression under the watch of a state that has turned POJK into a militarized zone of silence.
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