The protests in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir show no signs of slowing down even though Pakistan government is resorting to collective punishment to break the protesters' spirit....
All three were linked with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-funded Tehreek-e-Taliban Hindustan (TTH). Officials said all three were in constant touch with their handlers through encrypted messaging platforms, including Botim and WhatsApp
Khawaja Asif's statement suggest that Pakistan is feeling the heat after India suspended the treaty. Even though Pakistan has refused to show any inclination towards stopping its support to terror groups, Pakistan's Defence Minister continues to blame India for the treaty being in abeyance.
The ongoing crisis in PoJK represents the climax of decades of structural deprivation. The relationship between Islamabad and Muzaffarabad remains fundamentally parasitic.