PoGB Erupts: Women, Students Protest Chronic Governance Failures, Power & Water Crisis

• Public frustration in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) led to protests by women and students over chronic governance failures.
• Demonstrations were sparked by prolonged electricity load-shedding and a severe drinking water crisis in the Jutial area.
• Women staged a sit-in outside the Gilgit-Baltistan Supreme Appellate Court, blocking Shahrah-i-Quaid-i-Azam road for hours.
• Residents reported nearly two weeks without proper water supply in several colonies and up to 22 hours of daily electricity load-shedding.
• Students of Pakistan Baitul Mal (PBM) Sweet Home protested unpaid school dues, claiming expulsion from a private institution.