Editorial: A big challenge to Islamabad’s authorityRaging protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir expose deep governance failures and a growing crisis of public trustBy Telangana Today Published Date - 11 August 2026, 11:20 PMThe growing civil unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is fundamentally a challenge to Islamabad’s control of the territory and its policy of repression. The coalition has organised protests in recent weeks that are posing the most significant challenge in years to Pakistan’s authority over the region. The emerging civil strife provides a window of opportunity for India to launch a diplomatic offensive and expose Islamabad’s horrific misdeeds in the region. New Delhi must use international forums to highlight the ongoing atrocities in the PoK region and demand accountability from Pakistan. PoK is a land of extraordinary natural wealth, but the majority of people live in utter poverty.