Muzaffarabad, Feb. 3 -- As Pakistan prepares to mark "Kashmir Solidarity Day" on February 5 with slogans, rallies and official statements expressing concern for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, large parts of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) continue to face prolonged electricity outages, leaving residents struggling amid harsh winter conditions.

While Islamabad projects concern for Kashmiris on international platforms, residents in the territory it controls are struggling to survive harsh winter conditions amid prolonged power outages.

In PoJK, electricity has become a luxury rather than a right.

A crumbling power distribution system, chronic mismanagement, and unchecked electricity theft have left communities in darkness, e...