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Muzaffarabad, July 31: The children of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK have no access to proper education facilities. Nearly seven years after the disastrous earthquake that rocked the Himalayan region, schools lack facilities and students have no option, but to take their classes in the open.

Gilgit, July 24: The tourism industry in Gilgit Baltistan is in shambles. Lack of government support has severely affected the livelihoods of thousands who depend on tourism.

Gilgit, July 17: The absence of local bodies has led to the stalling of development work in Gilgit Baltistan. The lack of oversight from elected representatives, have seen much of the funds earmarked for development, being diverted.

Muzaffarabad, July 10: Increasing poverty and burgeoning unemployment have stoked widespread discontent in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK. Hundreds of Kashmiris are out on the streets protesting against Pakistani control and exploitation.

Gilgit, July 03: A wave of protest is sweeping through Gilgit Baltistan. Residents are out on the streets protesting the long power outages that some times extend to over 20 hours a day.

Muzaffarabad, June 26: The youth of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK is grappling with burgeoning unemployment and poverty. Even as they struggle to make their ends meet, some of them are becoming victims of drug abuse.

Muzaffarabad, June 19: Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK is becoming a hub for terror activities and training. After luring young men with their ideologies, the ISI promoted terror outfits are now focusing on women and children.

Gilgit, June 12: The Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI has been accused of fomenting sectarian divide to counter the simmering discontent against Pakistan’s misrule in Gilgit Baltistan. Not content with driving a wedge between the Sunnis and Shiites, the puppet government propped up by Islamabad is now looking to divide the disputed territory to suit its interests.

Gilgit, June 12: The Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI has been accused of fomenting sectarian divide to counter the simmering discontent against Pakistan’s misrule in Gilgit Baltistan. Not content with driving a wedge between the Sunnis and Shiites, the puppet government propped up by Islamabad is now looking to divide the disputed territory to suit its interests.

Gilgit, June 5 Gilgit Baltistan is reeling under acute poverty, burgeoning unemployment, rising food prices, and increasing shortages. With the government turning a blind eye to their problems, locals are finding it difficult to survive.

Gilgit, May 29 : Pakistan is one of the deadliest countries in the world for journalists to report from. The curbs on the media also extends to territories under its control. While assaults on media in Pakistan receive international attention, the attacks on their counterparts in Gilgit Baltistan goes mostly unnoticed.

Muzaffarabad, May 22: Growing unemployment has pushed many into poverty in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK. Locals are angry at the government for not making any attempts to create jobs or carry out any development work.

Muzaffarabad, May 15: Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK, which was once a favourite leisure destination, is a picture of neglect today. The presence of a large number of terror camps and increasing sectarian attacks have affected the livelihoods of people who were dependent on tourism.

Gilgit, May 08: Despite being endowed with rich natural resources, Gilgit Baltistan continues to remain a picture of neglect. Normal life has been hit as the remote region grapples with power outages that extend up to 22 hours this summer.

Xinjiang, May 01: China has unveiled the links between militant groups in its restive Xinjiang province and neighbouring Pakistan. In a rare move, it has published a list of six wanted suspects and called for their arrest.

Xinjiang, May 01: China has unveiled the links between militant groups in its restive Xinjiang province and neighbouring Pakistan. In a rare move, it has published a list of six wanted suspects and called for their arrest.

Muzaffarabad, April 17: Summer brings its own share of woes for people of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK. Despite being endowed by rich natural resources the Himalayan region is plagued by acute water shortage. The lack of basic facilities and social infrastructure are making life difficult, locals say.

Gilgit, April 10: Pakistan’s proposal to impose a new tax in Gilgit Baltistan has triggered widespread protests. The move is the latest of Pakistan’s oppressive policies in the disputed region.

Muzaffarabad, April 03 : The demolition spree undertaken by the government has come as a major blow to students Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK. Many of their school buildings which survived the quake, has now been pulled down in the name of development.

Muzaffarabad, March 27, (ANI): Even as the independence movement gains momentum in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK, a large number of women of the remote region have taken to the streets in protest against Islamabad’s oppressive policies.

Neelum Valley, March 20, Life is a daily struggle for the people of Neelum Valley in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK. The region’s infrastructure battered by floods and landslides remains in a constant state of disrepair.

Gilgit, March 13: Gilgit Baltistan is rocked by protests against rising levels of poverty and unemployment. Pakistani security forces have unleashed a reign of terror to suppress the widening protests.

Muzaffarabad, February 28: Life is a daily struggle for people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir or PoK. The crumbling infrastructure coupled with apathy of the authorities has made survival difficult for many in the Himalayan region.

Muzaffarabad, February 21: Things are heating up in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK. Kashmiris are out on the streets on a daily basis, demanding freedom from Pakistani rule. Locals are demanding political rights and for control over their natural resources. Nationalist leaders who are leading the protests say Pakistan is a failing state and Kashmiris do not want to be aligned with it.

Gilgit, February 14: Gilgit Baltistan is witnessing widespread protests… Hundreds have taken to the streets to demand jobs and an end to nepotism and corruption in government recruitment.

Muzaffarabad, January 24: Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK continues to be in the dark… Long power outages, sometimes as long as 20 hours have hit the economy of this remote region. The inflated bills from the utility companies have added to the woes of the locals.

Gilgit, January 17: The media in Gilgit Baltistan is once again bearing the burnt of mirroring the realities of the region. It is under pressure from the Pakistani security establishment to file reports that suit them.

Muzaffarabad, January 10: People of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir are mired in dire poverty. The anger against the apathy of the puppet regime is gaining momentum by the day.

Muzaffarabad, January 03: Nothing much has changed on the ground .They still continue to study under the open sky.Large scale corruption has seen funds meant for reconstruction after the 2005 earth quake being siphoned off by a corrupt nexus of Pakistani bureaucrats and army officials. This has left the children of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir braving hostile weather to pursue their education in schools functioning from makeshift tents.

Muzaffarabad, December 27: Protests against Pakistani misrule are swelling in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK. Hundreds of students are joining Kashmiri nationalists in their struggle for the freedom of their homeland.

Muzaffarabad, December 20: Catch them young seems to be the motto of Jamaat-ud-Dawa. The banned terror outfit, which has been blamed, by the U.S. and India for orchestrating the November 2008 attacks is now trapping young boys to become its foot soldiers.

Muzaffarabad, December 13: Corruption in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK has reached new levels. The rising protests against graft in public life are also becoming a movement for freedom from Pakistani yoke.

Muzaffarabad, December 6: Lack of opportunities and basic facilities are pushing more and more Kashmiris below poverty line in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK. The rising unemployment and soaring inflation have added to their woes.

Gilgit, November 29: There seems no end to the agony of people of Gilgit Baltistan. The rising sectarian violence in the remote region has exposed the dubious role of Pakistan’s main spy agency, the ISI, once again.

Muzaffarabad, November 22: The law and order situation in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK is worsening by the day. Police are groping in the dark about two daring bank robberies. They are yet to establish the motive or track down the person who made a bid on the life of the Chief Justice of PoK High Court.

Muzaffarabad, November 15: The legal community in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (Pok) is on the streets once again. This time, the lawyers are agitating against the failure of the police to apprehend the culprits who made a bid on the life of the chief justice of Pok High Court, in October.

Bedford, November 08: The protests against Kashmiir's illegal occupation by Pakistan is growing. Kashmiri leaders who met in the U.K. have decided to intensfy their struggle to free their homeland.

Muzaffarabad, November 01: There seem to be no end to the woes of the people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir or PoK. The region's rich natural resources are being ********* by Pakistan; the PoK does not get a fair share of the royalty or any allocation to better its social infrastructure.Despite building a series of hydel projects in the ecologically sensitive region, the people here continue to live their lives in darkness.

Gilgit, October 25, : Pakistan on Tuesday inaugurated the construction of the Diamer Bhasha dam in the occupied territory of Gilgit Baltistan. Even as the bankrupt Pakistani government is struggling to find the funding for the $12-billion project, the locals are intensifying their protest against the mammoth project.

Gilgit, October 18 (ANI): Pakistan has ordered a crack down on Kashmiri leaders and organizations in order to suppress the growing rebellion in Gilgit Baltistan. It is also trying to create a rift between the people by dividing them on sectarian lines.

Gilgit, October 11: The construction of Diamer Bhasha dam by Pakistan is attracting opposition from the locals who claim the construction would generate power for its rulers but leave the Himalayan region in darkness.

Muzaffarabad, October 4: Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) is rocked by near daily protests.Kashmiris are rising up in protest against the burgeoning unemployment and soaring inflation.The oppressive regime has unleashed a wave of violence to contain the spreading protests.

Muzaffarabad, September 27: Pakistan is facing increasing pressure from the U.S. because of the safe haven it provides to Taliban and Al Qaeda linked militants in the country's north west. But far away from international scrutiny, several terror outfits sponsored by Pakistan are operating freely in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.

Gilgit, September 13: The unprovoked firing on the displaced people of Hunza Valley on 11 August 2011 killed two people. The kin of those killed has vowed to continue their protests to highlight the increasing brutality and excesses of the Pakistani security forces and intelligence agencies.

Muzaffarabad, September 06: Islamabad's sway over the Himalayan region is not confined to the political and economic realm alone. In order to extend its illegal occupation in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK, it not only militarily snuffs out all challenges from the locals, it is even doctoring text books to mould the minds of young Kashmiris.

Gilgit, August 30: Gilgit Baltistan is on the boil after the killing of a father and son in police firing. Troubled erupted in the remote Himalayan region after a bank refused to honour the compensation cheques of those displaced by the Hunza Valley disaster last year.

Muzaffarabad, August 23: The education sector of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK is crumbling. While government's claims of enhanced allocation of funds for improvement of schools remains on paper, little has changed on the ground.

Muzaffarabad, August 16: The people of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) is living in constant fear. Massive deforestation coupled with government apathy has put the life of Kashmiris at risk. Frequent landslides have blocked whatever little was there in the name of infrastructure in his remote region.

Muzaffarabad, August 9: The Himalayan region of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK has been simmering under the oppression of Pakistani intelligence agencies which are openly indulging in abduction and extortion of young men. Even though Pakistan has said it will do every thing to dismantle the terror infrastructure on its soil and the territories under its control, state patronage for the militants have continued. The ISI has established a large number of terror training camps in the region. Local leaders say there are at least 36 such camps aimed at fomenting trouble in neighbouring India’s northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. The recruits are being trained in handling of weapons, explosives and jungle warfare.

Gilgit/ Muzaffarabad, August 2: The quiet Himalayan region is seething with anger against the rising graft in public life. Even as Kashmiris find it difficult to make both ends meet, the opulent lifestyle of the leadership of Gilgit Baltistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) has led to great disaffection.