From 'enemies' to 'patriots': Pak's U-turn on PoK protesters amid global backlash

Pakistan PML-N has softened its stance on PoK protesters, calling them "patriotic brothers", as the party prepares to form a government in the region.Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s led PML-N appears to be softening its position towards protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), with a senior government adviser now describing the vast majority of demonstrators as “patriotic” and saying the party will soon engage with them.Sharif’s adviser Rana Sanaullah on Saturday said 99 per cent of those associated with the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), the group leading months of protests in the region, were “our patriotic brothers”.“When the PML(N) government will be formed with two-third majority, it will sit with [Joint Awami] Action Committee representatives. Their first task wi