“Bullets in Azad Kashmir: Pakistan’s UN Pledge Falls to the Ground”

Kashmir’s Crisis: Gunfire in Azad Kashmir Undermines Pakistan’s Pledge at the UNBy Syed Nazir Gilani | October 2, 2025In the fragile valleys of Azad Kashmir, the sound of gunfire has raised troubling questions about Pakistan’s moral and political commitments. Neither elected representatives nor members of the Azad Kashmir assembly appeared to defend their constituencies. Azad Kashmir is not enemy territory, nor a colony. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s pledge at the UN now risks being undermined not by India, but by Pakistan’s own conduct in Azad Kashmir. The Azad Kashmir government, including its prime minister and 53 elected legislators, have failed to rise to the occasion.