Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has been experiencing significant unrest due to soaring prices of essential goods like wheat flour and electricity. The protests, which began on May 8, have resulted in at least four deaths and over 100 injuries. The regional capital, Muzaffarabad, has become the epicenter of the violence. The discontent among the people is also fueled by Islamabad's interference in the region's semi-autonomy. In response to the unrest, authorities have suspended internet services. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has commented on the situation, attributing the unrest to Pakistan's systemic plundering of resources from the region.
'Pakistan's policy of exploiting resources from region...' India reacts on protests in PoK @MEAIndia https://t.co/qekEyXrNBV
Amid raging protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, India hit out at Pakistan for its "exploitative policies" denying the local people rights over their own resources. https://t.co/ihy2cmhXTq
#PAKWatch🇵🇰: More CORRUPTION & ECONOMIC INCOMPETENCE in Islamabad. NYT reports "vast protests have broken out in...Kashmir, driven by outrage over soaring electricity bills & flour prices." In response, authorities have "suspended internet services." https://t.co/zCvwM9FJH9
#India said the protests witnessed in several parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are a "natural consequence" of Islamabad's continued policy of systemic plundering of resources from the region that remains under its "forcible and illegal" occupation. https://t.co/pi6daKeqhs
The protests in Kashmir weren’t about India. It was rising prices – not calls for a free Kashmir – that set off violent protests in the disputed territory. In Pakistan, government austerity measures proved highly unpopular. Read: https://t.co/4jDcQPIIpJ https://t.co/694xiK0LsB
'Outcome Of #Pakistan's Systematic Plunder Of Resources': MEA On #PoK Protests https://t.co/AQU3FTU43R
#WATCH | Delhi: On the protests in PoK, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, "We have seen reports that there have been protests there in the last few days... These protests are proof that because of the policies over there, the resources are being looted and the people are… https://t.co/nnMxZg81fR
🇵🇰⚡ Protesters in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir beat police with sticks Large-scale protests erupted in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on 8 May, demanding lower prices for wheat flour, electricity, and other social reforms. https://t.co/QawTPVELOS
Amid daunting economic struggles and escalating tensions in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, the streets of Muzaffarabad, the regional capital, have become the epicenter of unrest. https://t.co/ziMrVcg1VX
Violent protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir over high inflation have left four people dead. Simmering below the surface is discontent over Islamabad interfering in the region's semi-autonomy. https://t.co/WhxLOtr4kX
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has been rocked by deadly violence in the past few days, leaving at least four dead and over 100 injured in clashes over the soaring prices of essential goods. What has led to deadly clashes in PoK? @SumedaSharma writes. https://t.co/7HpDl7kqvz