ISLAMABAD: Amid the grim state of affairs in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the place a number of protesters have died in firing by authorities forces, reviews point out that the PoK Chief Secretary has issued a discover inviting Jammu and Kashmir Joint Awami Motion Committee (JKACC) leaders for negotiations, even because the institution continues accountable ‘exterior forces’ for the turmoil.
Notably, on the decision of Shaukat Nawaz Mir, the central chief of JKAAC, employees and supporters from all cities and cities throughout Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) held a protracted march in the direction of Muzaffarabad on October 1.
Within the Kotli space, a whole shutdown was noticed. As all main entry and exit routes had been blocked by the federal government forces, sit-in protests had been organised by JKAAC employees.
In Dhirkot, a convoy of roughly 2,000 JKAAC employees from Rawalakote and Bagh marched in the direction of Muzaffarabad. Nevertheless, police opened fireplace on the protesters once they reached Dhirkot. Reportedly, 4 civilians had been killed and roughly 16 people, together with civilians and native police personnel, had been injured throughout the clashes.
Equally, in Muzaffarabad, a sit-in protest was organised by roughly 2,000 folks at Lal Chowk towards the casualties in Dhirkot.
However the protest was later shifted to the Muzaffarabad bypass to await the convoys arriving from different locations. Experiences indicated aerial firing and tear fuel shelling by the Pakistani safety forces. Two civilians had been reported killed there additionally.
In Dadyal, a convoy of JKAAC employees from Chakswari and Islamgarh, marching in the direction of Muzaffarabad, was fired upon by police, ensuing within the deaths of two people and accidents to roughly ten others.
Because the dying tally in PoK crosses the mark of a dozen, revealing the barbaric pressure utilized by the Pakistani forces towards their very own residents, the Chief Secretary of the PoK authorities has issued a discover inviting JKAAC leaders for negotiations. Nevertheless, the PoK authorities additionally warned the JKAAC management of strict motion if the protests weren’t referred to as off.
Notably, JKAAC employees in London have additionally introduced a protest in entrance of the Pakistan Excessive Fee in London on October 2.
It’s ironic that pro-Pakistani institution social media platforms are portraying these indigenous protests because the handiwork of exterior businesses, moderately than shifting in the direction of a settlement with the affected inhabitants.
This narrative of blaming exterior forces for their very own inner turmoil is just not new. Traditionally, the Pakistan institution has had a sample of blaming each inner upheaval on exterior forces.
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) insurgency has repeatedly been dubbed by Inter-Providers Public Relations (ISPR) as “Indian sponsored”, whereas the armed revolt in Balochistan is labelled below the narrative of “Fitna-al-Hindustan”.
This displays a continuation of the institution’s tactic of deflecting accountability by externalising blame.