‘We are facing slavery:’ PoK activists demand Pakistan’s exit in protest outside UNCHR

INTERNATIONAL DESK: Activists from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have called for the exit of the Pakistani government from the region. Sharing that they have been living as slaves, activists from the United Kashmir People’s National Party conducted a protest outside the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.

Speaking to the media, UKPNP spokesperson Nasir Aziz Khan stated that people in PoK have been protesting for the past six months against rising terrorism and inflation.

The activists from UKPNP were accompanied by Pashtun, Sindhi, Baloch and Bangladeshi activists. Chairperson of the organisation – Shaukat Ali Kashmiri stated that people under PoK have been protesting for a long time. “Jammu and Kashmir was a historical nation which was divided forcefully by Pakistan,” stated Kashmiri.

“The Pakistani occupied Kashmir,there is huge infrastructure installed by Pakistani intelligence agencies and everywhere they are freely moving around and harassing people. So, we are asking the world community and United Nations to look at Pakistan exploiting over natural resources…weather is being badly affected, environment is badly affected due to Pakistan’s policies,” added Kashmiri.

The activists are protesting for Pakistan to decrease its influence in the regions of PoK and Gilgit-Balistan. These areas have been witnessing widespread human rights violations, misuse of laws, high inflation, poverty and unemployment. (TNW)