NC and BJP condemn Pakistan’s ‘atrocities in PoK’, seek UN intervention

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Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president   Farooq Abdullah.

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Farooq Abdullah. | Photo Credit: PTI

Leaders of the National Conference (NC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) connected Thursday (June 11, 2026) condemned Pakistan’s actions successful Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK), with NC president Farooq Abdullah demanding a probe by the United Nations into the incidents of atrocities.

“Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing troubling times. People of the portion of J&K that is nether Pakistan are facing oppression and atrocities. Several radical person been martyred. I entreaty to the UN rights radical to analyse these atrocities and bring information to the world. The United Nations Human Rights Council should sojourn the region,” said Mr. Abdullah.

Condemning the civilian killings during the caller unrest in PoK, BJP wide caput Ashok Kaul said the Pakistan Army was committing “atrocities connected the civilians”. “Around 30 civilians person died successful the firing. Civilians were fired upon similar the Jallianwala Bagh incident. The BJP stands by the 1994 Parliament solution that PoK was portion of J&K. We basal successful solidarity with the radical of PoK and request justice,” said Mr. Kaul.

Muzaffar Iqbal Khan, an autarkic legislator from Pir Panjal valley’s Thanamandi, besides condemned the civilian killings. “Opening occurrence connected civilians nether immoderate circumstances violates the basal principles of humanity. People’s genuine grievances stay unaddressed and hardships proceed to equine successful PoK. People deed the streets successful pursuit of justness and volition nary longer beryllium deterred by repression oregon coercive tactics,” said Mr. Khan.

Protests crossed region

Several groups successful Jammu and Srinagar held protests implicit the reported killings of civilians pursuing the banning of a civilian society group, Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC), which is astatine the forefront of an agitation implicit respective demands.

The Association of Terror Victims held a protestation extracurricular the UN bureau successful Srinagar’s Sonwar. The members of the relation urged planetary quality rights bodies “to intervene and enactment unit to extremity the atrocities successful PoK”. They besides raised anti-Pakistan and pro-India slogans. “Pakistan and its Army ever misguided section younker of Kashmir. The information is that it’s not adjacent capable to govern PoK decently but would endanger to instrumentality implicit the full J&K,” said a subordinate of the association.

Published - June 11, 2026 10:22 p.m. IST

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