Washington DC, March 20 -- Amid escalating regional tensions linked to the Iran conflict, Pakistan has intensified its crackdown in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), drawing sharp criticism from human rights advocates and local voices.

In a video statement, Senge Sering, Human Rights Advocate and President of the Institute for Gilgit-Baltistan Studies, alleged that authorities are carrying out widespread arrests and restrictions across PoGB to suppress dissent. According to him, the developments come at a time when Pakistan is grappling with multiple internal and external challenges.

Sering highlighted that unrest is already visible across the country. In Balochistan, separatist groups have escalated attacks on Pakistani forces...