Terror of army in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir: 3 dead in drone attacks and firing

The situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has become extremely grave. Drone attacks are being carried out by the Pakistani army on the homes of local citizens and indiscriminate firing is taking place. According to a report by 'Aaj Tak', 3 people have died so far in this violent action, while 18 people are reported to be seriously injured. This incident has taken place in the Umar Farooq Chowk area of Rawalkot. Firing is continuously going on in this area by Pakistani soldiers since 5 am today, due to which an atmosphere of fear and chaos prevails throughout the city.

According to local residents, the Pakistani army is deliberately targeting unarmed protestors and residential areas of common citizens. In pictures and videos gone viral on social media, fires can be clearly seen in several houses in Rawalkot. Local people are showing shrapnel (pieces of bullets) found from the spot as evidence of the Pakistani army's atrocities. There is so much anger and fear among the people that they are saying as if the Pakistani army has signed their death warrant. Following this violence, all government mobile networks and internet services in Rawalkot have been completely shut down so that information cannot come out.

This is not an isolated incident, but a part of a long-standing conflict. According to reports, since protests began in June 2026, the Pakistani army has killed over 153 people in occupied Jammu-Kashmir so far. This ongoing movement in PoK is now raising serious questions on the local population's relations with Pakistan. Protesters are not only demanding basic needs like cheap electricity and flour, but they are also demanding proper representation in the assembly, their right over local resources, and administrative autonomy. Despite army repression, people are taking to the streets to register their protest.

Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is a region under Pakistan's administration, which India considers its integral part. Local-level resentment against Pakistani rule and army policies has been witnessed in this area for a long time. Even earlier, large-scale protests have taken place multiple times in this area over administrative and economic issues, in which local people have criticized the policies of the Pakistani government. This region has geographically and politically been a main center of dispute between India and Pakistan, where reports of human rights violations keep coming to the fore frequently.