Muzaffarabad [PoJK], Members of the Awami Action Committee who were arrested during the recent four-day protest in Muzaffarabad were released on Wednesday by authorities in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
Among the released prisoners were members of political parties and the general public, such as Sardar Talha, lawyer Sardar Aman and Sardar Shabbir, who were mostly detained on trumped-up charges.
One of those released claimed that they had been detained simply because they had "exposed the administration's bad tactics."
"They have been inflicting atrocities on us for over 70 years; they have been robbing us for several decades and they have been treating us as second-class citizens in our homeland. But the protest we had started has now been transformed, and we will continue." necessary. "They may have accepted the demand for subsidized flour, but they have not yet accepted subsidized electricity and we will continue to increase our demands if necessary," he stated.
Meanwhile, the United Kashmir People's National Party strongly criticized Pakistan's decision to deploy the Border Police (FC) in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) President Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri has urged Pakistan to refrain from deploying its troops in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
He delivered his statement on the sidelines of the 56th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday.
"We have received reports from PoJK that the Pakistani administration is redeploying Frontier Corps (FC) units there. It is crucial to recognize that PoJK is a disputed region and therefore Pakistan should not deploy its forces there," Kashmiri said. in a video. message.
He continued: "Such actions cause unrest among the local population. Pakistan must withdraw its troops from PoJK to avoid further unrest between the people and the administration."
Kashmiri also criticized Pakistan for what he described as contradictory policies and demanded the release of all detainees from Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan and PoJK.
"While Pakistan has released activists detained in PoJK, it has also filed numerous cases against members of the Awami Action Committee (AAC) in PoJK and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB). We demand immediate release of all PoGB detainees and PoJK. and we urge Pakistan to address the public's grievances," the president said.
Jamil Maqsood, former UKPNP Central Secretary for Foreign Affairs, expressed solidarity with AAC members and expressed concern over the FIRs lodged against PoJK and PoGB activists.
Furthermore, he asked Pakistan to fulfill the demands outlined by the Awami Joint Action Committee.
"The demands of the AAC must be met, and any deployment of FC or Punjab Police by the Pakistani administration could increase tensions instead of maintaining peace and security in the region," Maqsood emphasized in his statement in video.
Among the released prisoners were members of political parties and the general public, such as Sardar Talha, lawyer Sardar Aman and Sardar Shabbir, who were mostly detained on trumped-up charges.
One of those released claimed that they had been detained simply because they had "exposed the administration's bad tactics."
"They have been inflicting atrocities on us for over 70 years; they have been robbing us for several decades and they have been treating us as second-class citizens in our homeland. But the protest we had started has now been transformed, and we will continue." necessary. "They may have accepted the demand for subsidized flour, but they have not yet accepted subsidized electricity and we will continue to increase our demands if necessary," he stated.
Meanwhile, the United Kashmir People's National Party strongly criticized Pakistan's decision to deploy the Border Police (FC) in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) President Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri has urged Pakistan to refrain from deploying its troops in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
He delivered his statement on the sidelines of the 56th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday.
"We have received reports from PoJK that the Pakistani administration is redeploying Frontier Corps (FC) units there. It is crucial to recognize that PoJK is a disputed region and therefore Pakistan should not deploy its forces there," Kashmiri said. in a video. message.
He continued: "Such actions cause unrest among the local population. Pakistan must withdraw its troops from PoJK to avoid further unrest between the people and the administration."
Kashmiri also criticized Pakistan for what he described as contradictory policies and demanded the release of all detainees from Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan and PoJK.
"While Pakistan has released activists detained in PoJK, it has also filed numerous cases against members of the Awami Action Committee (AAC) in PoJK and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB). We demand immediate release of all PoGB detainees and PoJK. and we urge Pakistan to address the public's grievances," the president said.
Jamil Maqsood, former UKPNP Central Secretary for Foreign Affairs, expressed solidarity with AAC members and expressed concern over the FIRs lodged against PoJK and PoGB activists.
Furthermore, he asked Pakistan to fulfill the demands outlined by the Awami Joint Action Committee.
"The demands of the AAC must be met, and any deployment of FC or Punjab Police by the Pakistani administration could increase tensions instead of maintaining peace and security in the region," Maqsood emphasized in his statement in video.
