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Pakistan turns to overseas lobbyists to suppress PoK protest narrative

Pakistan turns to overseas lobbyists to suppress PoK protest narrative
Pakistan turns to overseas lobby network to suppress PoK protest narrative globally · thehansindia.com

This news is about a disagreement between two countries, India and Pakistan, over a region called Kashmir.

Some people in the part of Kashmir that Pakistan controls have been protesting for almost two months.

They say the people living there are being treated badly.

Officials from India say about 40 people have died and many others have gone missing during these protests.

People in the area cannot use their phones or the internet, so it is hard to know exactly what is happening.

India says Pakistan is paying people in other countries to tell a different story about the protests.

These people are called lobbyists or pressure groups, and their job is to make Pakistan look good and India look bad.

Pakistan also wants people around the world to pay less attention to problems in other parts of Pakistan, like Balochistan.

India is worried that the rest of the world is not paying enough attention to the protests.

This article is based only on what Indian officials say, so it is one side of the story.

Key facts

Reported from
New Delhi
Duration of protests
Nearly two months
Reported deaths
Around 40 persons since protests began
Forced disappearances
Unknown number
Communication restrictions
Strict ban on mobile communication and internet use in PoK
Pakistan's strategy
Use of businessmen, lobbyists, personal networks, and political intermediaries instead of embassies and diplomats
Regions of concern
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)
China's stake
Substantial Chinese investments; Chinese-built infrastructure in Balochistan hit by attacks in recent years

Quotes

Unnamed Pakistani intelligence official

Pakistani intelligence bureau official

“The Pakistani establishment does not even want its own people to know the extent of the atrocities committed by its security forces.”
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“The same people are now being told to cover up the atrocities that are taking place in PoK.”
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