Deadly Crackdown on Protesters in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir Raises Hard Questions

Violent scenes have emerged from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), where security forces confronted civilian protesters in Rawalakot, leaving people dead and injured. Images from the area show bloodied streets, motionless demonstrators, and armed personnel deployed against civilians. The crackdown has drawn attention to the Pakistani government's handling of unrest in the region it calls 'Azad Kashmir.' The violence has prompted grief among local families and renewed scrutiny of Pakistan's narrative around the territory's so-called free status. Analysts say the bloodshed exposes a deep tension between Islamabad's official position on PoK and the ground realities faced by its residents.
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