Displaced PoK people protest in Jammu, seek liberation from Pakistan

Srinagar: Scores of displaced people from across Line of Control on Friday staged a protest in Jammu against the alleged atrocities committed on the residents of the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and urged the government of India to work towards its liberation.

The protest, organised by SOS International, an organisation advocating the cause of displaced PoK people, was led by its chairman Rajiv Chuni in Jammu. The demonstrators carried placards and raised slogans against Pakistan and its military leadership while demanding that PoK be integrated with India.

"We urge the government of India to take steps to free PoK from occupation of Pakistan and integrate it with our country," Chunni told reporters. He claimed that the people of PoK have realised that Pakistan was "not trustworthy", echoing the concerns expressed by those who migrated from the area during the Partition in 1947. "If the region is truly independent, why are Pakistani political parties contesting elections there? Why are the people not allowed to decide their own future?" he asked.