VIDEO | Jammu: On clashes in PoK, former J&K DGP SP Vaid says, "...The people of PoJK have completely demolished the narrative propagated by Pakistan...They are no longer willing to tolerate Pakistan's illegal occupation, and that is why they are protesting. However, the way unarmed people, who were protesting peacefully, were fired upon indiscriminately and massacred is unacceptable... No responsible state behaves in such a manner. But the Pakistan Army has never had any moral standards because it is illegally occupying PoJK. The sooner it leaves, the better it will be... Balochistan has already slipped out of its control..., and now PoJK and Gilgit-Baltistan are moving in the same direction."
He adds, "The demands of the people are very basic. They are protesting against inflation and the lack of basic infrastructure. Even today, there is not a single airport in PoJK. On our side, we have three or four airports. They do not have even one medical college, whereas we have more than a dozen medical colleges and two AIIMS institutions. They have not been provided with proper hospitals or engineering colleges, while we have IIMs, IITs, and numerous engineering institutions... For years, Pakistan suppressed these realities. But today, in the age of social media, the people of PoJK can see how their counterparts on the Indian side enjoy better facilities and a higher quality of life. Naturally, they want similar opportunities and development. Instead of providing these, Pakistan responds with bullets..."