Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has reportedly restricted access to the Qatar-based news outlet Al Jazeera English nationwide over its coverage of the Muzaffarabad election boycott and state crackdown in PoK.
From serving in Britain's elite Special Boat Service to redefining the limits of high-altitude climbing with his record-breaking "Project Possible" expedition, Nirmal 'Nimsdai' Purja became one of the most influential mountaineers of his generation before his life was cut short in a tragic Broad Peak avalanche.
The first phase of assembly elections in PoJK turned violent as Pakistani forces opened fire on protesters, leaving at least 19 dead. The clashes follow months of anger over reserved refugee seats, election rigging, and a government ban on local rights group JAAC.
AAC’s Sardar Aman Khan said, "Look, it was the Pakistan Army that put guns into the hands of Kashmiris. Kashmiris had guns because the Pakistan Army gave them those guns. The entire Pakistan Army did it. And today, they have the audacity to call us terrorists?”
Speaking to the local media, PoK residents, truck drivers, and political leaders revealed that vehicles carrying essential commodities like food grains, fuel, and medicines are being prevented from entering the illegally-occupied territory.