The occupied- administration of Nagar district has filed another case against activist Yawar Abbas. District Commissioner Nagar seems to have unchecked authority, filing cases against individuals at will.
This new development follows an earlier case in which the judges dismissed the FIR filed by the District Commissioner as baseless, leading to Abbas’s release. In June, Yawar Abbas was sentenced to one month in Manawar Jail by the District Magistrate. The sentence is a response to Abbas’s social media posts, which have been critical of the Pak Army.
Official statements accuse Abbas of “inciting people” and “attempting to undermine the law and order situation” through his online activities. Notably, a recent Twitter post by Abbas compared the conditions in the POGB (Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan) region to those in Palestine.
Abbas has been an outspoken critic of the Pakistan Army’s “green tourism companies,” which is exploiting the region’s resources. His activism has spotlighted issues such as land grabbing and the exploitation of natural resources in POGB, a region historically plagued by neglect and underdevelopment.
This case highlights the ongoing struggle in POGB, where residents have long protested poor infrastructure and ignored grievances. Despite these challenges, the administration, puppet of the Punjabi Pak Army, continues to suppress dissent rather than address the region’s underlying issues.