Pakistani Army free drug dealer arrested by own police in PoK's Muzaffarabad
Muzaffarabad, Sept 2 (IBNS): In Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, it seems police proposes and Army disposes. A video recently released on an incident which took place in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir's Muzaffarabad area showed a drug peddler was caught by the police but freed by the Pakistani Army.
The army men allegedly attacked the policemen after they caught the drug peddler.
"Army men in uniforms attacked policemen," sources said.
The attacking army men released the drug dealer.
"Looks like they were foot soldiers [of the Army]," an Intelligence source in Kashmir added.
A video of the incident has gone viral online.
The entire episode gave a hint to the probable conflict between the police and the Pakistani Army.
The incident took place at a time when the nation is engaged in yet another episode of bitter rivalry with neighbouring India since the Pulwama attack occurred in February and the recent Kashmir move of India.
Relationship between the two nations deteriorated after the Indian government on Aug 5 scrapped the Article 370 of the constitution which gave special status to India-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
Why is PoK important?
Muzaffarabad, the place where the incident related to the drug peddler's release by the Army took place, is located in the POK.
The Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is the part of the Jammu and Kashmir in India which was once invaded by its nuclear-armed neighbour in 1947.
It is referred by the United Nations and several other organizations as the Pakistani-controlled Kashmir' (or Pakistan Administered Kashmir). The place is crucial for strategic importance as it shares borders with several countries including China and Afghanistan.
After accession, the Indian part of J&K followed the democratic path while the area under Pakistani was bifurcated into two- 'Azad Jammu and Kashmir' (AJK) and the 'Northern Areas,' which consisted of Gilgit-Baltistan.
It is ruled under the Azad Kashmir Interim Constitution Act. The Act was passed in 1974.
It has a president, prime minister, and a council. However, the governing structure remains mostly powerless.
It is dependent on the Pakistani establishment.
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