Muzaffarabad, Dec. 16 -- Concerns are intensifying in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) over rising unemployment and the soaring cost of education, with growing youth frustration now spilling onto the streets. Senior Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) leader Syed Shujaat Kazmi has warned that worsening economic pressures and governance failures are pushing young people to stage open protests against the government.

Addressing the issue, Kazmi highlighted the sharp increase in university and college fees, which he said has made higher education unaffordable for poorer families. He warned that without urgent intervention, financial stress on students and parents could further deepen youth anger and social instability across the region....