In Pakistan-administered Kashmir, state repression aimed at crushing public protests and sit-ins\u2014demanding basic human rights\u2014has reached new and dangerous levels. Reports have emerged of an alleged drone attack by Pakistani forces on a residential house near the Matiyalmarah bus terminal in the Rawalakot area on November 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The house sustained severe damage in this terrifying attack, sparking widespread fear and panic throughout the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eyewitnesses and local residents, speaking in video statements, have strongly condemned this act of brutality. They revealed that early in the morning, around 6:00 AM, the incident involved heavy gunfire followed by a bombing carried out via a drone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Locals state that the use of heavy weaponry and force by security personnel has become a daily occurrence in Rawalakot and its surrounding areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The outraged public asks: If Pakistan possesses nuclear power and advanced weaponry, is its purpose to rain bombs upon unarmed, peaceful civilians in Kashmir and engage in a “bloodbath”?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The public has demanded that the authorities\u2014including the state machinery based in Muzaffarabad\u2014accept responsibility for this brutal attack and take immediate steps to ensure the safety of citizens’ lives and property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Public circles emphasize that this is not the time for silence, but for accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It should be noted that this is not the first instance of state aggression in the occupied region; just a week earlier, a bombing attack by Pakistani forces on a home resulted in the deaths of five members of the same family. The Kashmiri people have strongly demanded that the international community and global human rights organizations hold Pakistan accountable for this state terrorism and these war crimes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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