Diamer, Feb. 25 -- Protests have escalated in the Diamer District of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan, as local residents voice their frustration with the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) over the unfulfilled promises surrounding the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project. The protests are centred on long-standing issues of inadequate compensation, lack of resettlement, and insufficient support for livelihoods, which have left many of the region's communities vulnerable and dissatisfied.

Local leader Bashir Ahmed Qureshi shed light on the core of the unrest, emphasising the broken agreements made by WAPDA. "The people in Diamer are protesting with a unified voice. Their demand is clear: stop the injustice and give us our rightful share...