💢🇵🇰 Pakistan accused of killing at least 30 unarmed protesters in two days in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Pakistani security forces opened fire on demonstrators near Rawalakot in Pakistan-administered Kashmir this week, with organizers reporting dozens killed as tens of thousands attempted a long march toward the regional capital, Muzaffarabad.
At least 30 people were killed over two days, 25 on Monday and five on Tuesday, according to the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), the civil society group leading more than 50 days of protests over electoral reform and detained activists. The Guardian said it could not independently verify the toll, as media were barred from the area and an internet blackout remained in place.
Organizers say forces fired on unarmed marchers without warning; police say armed protesters fired first, killing a paramilitary Ranger. JAAC says security forces later removed bodies from streets and hospitals in Mirpur to conceal the killings.
A resident who reached Islamabad told Drop Site that Rangers had raided homes and forced women at gunpoint to cook for them. Amnesty International has called on Pakistan to lift the communications blackout.
🚨BREAKING: For the first time, the original Pakistani cypher — cable I-0678, the document that triggered the removal of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan — is being released in full by Drop Site.
The person in the framed photo is Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan (Quaid-e-Azam).
His famous remark on Israel: "Israel is an illegitimate child of Europe. We will never accept Israel as a state."
(This reflects Pakistan's longstanding policy of non-recognition, rooted in his support for Palestinian rights.)
@KaliwalYam ارے یار، یہ کیا مذاق ہے بھائی؟ پیٹرول 80 روپے فی لیٹر سستا؟ ابھی تو ٹینک بھروانے میں گھر کا مہینہ کا خرچہ لگ جاتا ہے! عام پاکستانی کی جیب تو خالی ہے، روٹی کا مسئلہ ہے، یہ بڑے بڑے اعلانات دیکھ کے غصہ آتا ہے۔ الحمدللہ والا کیا، لوگوں کو لوٹ رہے ہو؟ سچ بولو، بس! 😡🇵🇰
The new price of petrol is Rs 458.41 per litre. It was increased by Rs 134 per litre last night. This increase includes an increase of Rs 55 in petroleum levy. So the government decided to increase tax on petrol by Rs 55 at the same time it was raising prices.
So let’s understand this. The government last night raised petrol prices by Rs 79 per litre but at the same time also decided to raise taxes on petrol by Rs 55 for a total increase of Rs 134 per litre. And it keeps saying it doesn’t want to burden the people and wants to lift the burden itself. Theek ho gaya.
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