London / Brussels, November 27, 2018: Activists of Jammu Kashmir National Independence Alliance (JKNIA) took to the streets of London to demand an end to the decades-long subjugation and economic depredation of the illegally occupied regions of Gilgit Baltistan and PoK. The protest came at a time when Pakistan’s Chief Justice Saqib Nisar was seeking donations for the construction of Diamer Bhasha dam — a mega project set to displace thousands of locals of Gilgit Baltistan--- subsequently pushing them into a state of abject poverty. The protesters were carrying placards saying ‘No to Diamer Dam’ and ‘Abolish terrorist charges against human rights activists in Gilgit Baltistan’. They also demanded Islamabad establishment to keep its hands off the resources of the occupied region.
