As unrest engulfs Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, economic hardship, political alienation and a forceful state response are exposing the widening cracks in Islamabad’s governance of the region. Pakistan today finds itself confronting multiple internal crises at once. While the world focuses on its troubled ties with Afghanistan and the long-running insurgency in Balochistan, another front has opened within Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Weeks of sustained protests have exposed a

On the night of May 7, 2025, the Indian Air Force executed a military operation that lasted exactly 23 minutes. In that time, it struck nine targets across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with precision munitions, satellite-guided weapons, and loitering drones. The Indian Air Force bypassed and jammed Pakistan's Chinese-supplied air defence systems, completing the mission in just 23 minutes, demonstrating India's technological edge. Within 48 hours, satellite imagery w