People in Azad Kashmir aren’t thinking about political factions, they’re thinking about water, electricity, food prices, jobs, healthcare, and basic dignity. When a government can’t provide even these essentials, it loses the right to demand obedience. You can’t take away people’s rights, give them almost nothing in return, and then crush them with heavy taxes. That isn’t governance, it’s exploitation.
These are human beings, not beasts of burden. They feel hunger, injustice, and humiliation. Their frustration is a natural response to being treated like they exist only to pay bills and stay silent.
What makes it even more absurd is when some people blame the crisis on Indian RAW. When families can’t afford electricity or flour, they don’t need a foreign agency to tell them they’re suffering. Blaming RAW is just an excuse to avoid responsibility and dismiss real grievances.
People are protesting because their bills are impossible to pay, their rights are ignored, and their voices are dismissed, not because of outside interference. Their demands are simple: fair electricity rates, relief from suffocating taxes, and a government that serves instead of squeezing them.
A society can’t survive on force. It survives on justice, fairness, and mutual respect and the people of Azad Kashmir are only asking for what they were always promised.
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