Inside Rawalakot

Inside Rawalakot

The BBC's access to Rawalakot matters because the town has been largely sealed off during the unrest. Independent reporting has been scarce, and the mother's account — a son killed, she says, as he stood up for justice — offers a rare on-the-ground view of the violence.

The clashes follow weeks of protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The region has long been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan, and the current unrest adds another layer of instability to an already tense border.

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