Srinagar, Oct. 11 -- "Yeh toh hona hi tha." This phrase - "This had to happen" Captures the sentiment echoing across Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, where unprecedented civil unrest has erupted. For the first time in decades, thousands of citizens have taken to the streets to protest against what they describe as 70 years of exploitation, neglect and suppression by the Pakistani establishment. The unrest in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir isn't a sudden flare-up, it is the natural result of decades of systemic marginalization. Since 1947, the region has remained under the "forcible and illegal occupation" of Pakistan, as India officially describes it. Over time, Islamabad has plundered Pakistan Occupied Kashmir 's resources, denied its people politi...