Jammu, June 18 -- Collective punishment and administrative high-handedness have surfaced from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), where residents protesting for basic civic amenities have reportedly been denied access to essential supplies, including food grains, medicines and other daily necessities.
According to local activists and reports emerging from the occupied territory, Pakistani authorities have stopped the movement of ration and supply trucks to areas where demonstrations are underway, deepening the hardships faced by thousands of residents already struggling with inadequate public services, unemployment and rising inflation.
The protests, which have been continuing in several parts of PoJK, are centred on long-standing...