London, March 9 -- London-based political analyst Shabir Choudhry has said that the violent unrest in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) in early March exposes deeper political frustrations in the region and highlights the fragile situation under Pakistan's illegal occupation.

In a blog post analysing the crisis, Choudhry argued that the unrest cannot be explained solely by reactions to international events. He said the intensity of the protests also reflects long-standing political grievances among residents of Gilgit-Baltistan.

Choudhry wrote that the protests initially erupted after Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, was killed in the US-Israel strikes in the Gulf country on February 28, but quickly escalated into deadly cla...