Dr Sudershan Kumar

sudershan.sk12@gmail.com

For over seven decades, Pakistan has projected itself as the self styled guardian of the Kashmiri people often involving the rhetoric of “Self Determination” and accusing others of oppression. Yet, in the very territory under its own control Pakistan occupied Jammu Kashmir (POJK) including Gilgit Baltistan and so called “Azad Kashmir” the ground reality exposes a striking paradox. Instead of empowerment, local communities face political disenfranchisement, economic exploitation and social neglect. While Pakistani leaders repeatedly champion human rights in global forums, their policies in illegally occupied POJK reflect consistent denial those very rights; repression of dissent, extraction of resources and silencing of local voices. This gap be

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