PoK not part of Pakistan: Protesters slam Islamabad, hint at seeking India's help
"Someone once put a box of matches in a monkey's hands, and it set everything on fire. Likewise, someone has now put mobile phones and Twitter into their hands.
They keep saying that Kashmiris should first prove their loyalty. Kashmir is not part of Pakistan. Remember this -- Kashmir is not the property of Pakistan".
'WE DON'T NEED PAKISTAN'
Addressing protesters, Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) leader Sardar Amman Khan delivered one of his strongest speeches yet against Islamabad, declaring that PoK did not belong to Pakistan.
"POK is not a part of Pakistan. We do not need Pakistan; rather, it is Pakistan that desperately needs POK," Khan told the crowd.
Thousands of protesters gathered in Rawalakot to declare that POK is not part of Pakistan and oppose food supply restrictions. The rally marked a sharp challenge to Islamabad's control, with demonstrators accusing the authorities of neglect, exploitation and repression.
(Demonstration at Rawalakot marked one of the strongest challenges yet to Pakistan's control)
A massive protest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) has intensified the region's political turmoil, with thousands of demonstrators gathering in near the Line of Control (LoC) to declare that "POK is not part of Pakistan" and warn Islamabad that continued restrictions on food supplies could push residents to seek "other roads", a remark widely interpreted as signalling closer engagement with India.
The demonstration at Rawalakot's Eidgah Ground marked one of the strongest challenges yet to Pakistan's control over the region. Protesters accused the Pakistani government and security forces of decades of political neglect, economic exploitation and administrative repression.
They alleged that authorities had imposed a blockade on essential food supplies to weaken the movement.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (Left) called the Indus Waters Treaty vital for regional peace and stability.
PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said it was never a favour to Pakistan.
Pakistan's agrarian economy and power generation depend on the waters of the Indus River System.
The suspension of the IWT, signed in 1960, by India has also left Pakistan blindsided on the volume of water in its rivers, as it doesn't have hydrological information for timely action.
Pakistan warns world over Indus Waters Treaty at global conference
Pakistan organised an international conference on Indus Waters and warned that if the treaty failed no world order that was on paper would remain secure. India put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance after the terror attack in Pahalgam. Pakistan has since been desperate.
India has kept the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) in abeyance after the Pakistan-sponsored terror attack in Pahalgam in April 2025.
India has time and again made it clear that "blood and water cannot flow together".
Pakistan's sudden embrace of the Indus Valley Civilisation, too, has to do with its clamour for the waters of the Indus Rivers System.
At Tuesday's conference, Pakistan brought together local and international experts on water and international law as it "seeks to reinforce its case against India's suspension of the decades-old water-sharing agreement", reported the Arab News.
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