Rights body questions basis of putting scribe covering PoJK protests on Pakistan terror watchlist
Muzaffarabad, Aug. 23 -- The Human Rights Council of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (HRC-PoJK) has raised serious concerns over reports that journalist, researcher and author Danish Irshad has been placed on the Fourth Schedule.
Irshad has covered in detail the protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, where a crackdown by authorities has claimed the lives of over 80 civilians.
The Fourth Schedule is a terrorism watchlist used to monitor people the Pakistani establishment suspects of having links with proscribed organisations.
In a post on X, HRC-PoJK said, "The Human Rights Council of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir expresses deep concern over reports of renowned Kashmiri journalist, researcher, and author of the book ...
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