AJK unrest damaging Kashmiri cause, Pakistan’s image: Bilawal Bhutto
- 14-Jun-2026
ISLAMABAD: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the ongoing unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) is damaging both the Kashmiri cause and Pakistan’s international reputation, warning that the situation is creating unnecessary opportunities for hostile elements, ARY News reported. He said the unrest comes at a time when global attention is strongly focused on […]
Brothers of fugitive Joint Awami Action Committee leader calls for public to avoid group
- 11-Jun-2026
MIRPUR: Mohsin Ansari and Ahsan Ansari, brothers of fugitive JAAC leader Saad Ansari, have publicly distanced themselves from the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), urging the public to stay away from what they described as violent and disruptive activities, ARY News reported. In a video message from Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), the […]
Sedition case registered against Joint Awami Action Committee leaders
- 09-Jun-2026
MUZAFFARABAD: Authorities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have registered a sedition case against leaders of the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), following the emergence of an alleged audio recording linked to the group, ARY News reported. According to reports, the case was filed in Muzaffarabad on the complaint of the AJK Home Department […]
Key Joint Awami Action Committee figure Syed Faisal Gilani distances himself from group
- 09-Jun-2026
RAWALAKOT: Syed Faisal Gilani, a prominent member of the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), has announced his dissociation from the group, terming it a so-called movement that has deviated from its original purpose, ARY News reported. According to reports, Gilani strongly condemned the recent violent incidents in Rawalakot, saying the JAAC was “playing with the […]
Five ‘RAW agents’ arrested, weapons seized in AJK operation
- 09-Jun-2026
MUZAFFARABAD: Law enforcement agencies have arrested five individuals linked to India’s intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), during an intelligence-based operation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), security sources said on Tuesday. According to the sources, the operation was conducted by security agencies, including the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), in the Chehla Bandi area […]
Rawalakot Violence: Video emerges of attack on police, desecration of Martyr’s Body
- 08-Jun-2026
RAWALAKOT: A disturbing video has surfaced from Rawalakot showing violence by the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) against police personnel and the desecration of a martyred officer’s body during clashes on June 7, ARY News reported. According to reports, armed individuals linked to JAAC fired on police personnel during the unrest. The video circulating […]
JAAC leadership audio leak sparks allegations of planned unrest in AJK
- 08-Jun-2026
ISLAMABAD: An audio recording allegedly featuring leaders of the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), including Shaukat Nawaz Mir and Khawaja Mehran, has surfaced on social media, ARY News reported. State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry shared the audio clip on social media, terming it part of a serious security-related matter. In the alleged recording, […]
Pakistan rejects British MPs’ remarks on AJK
- 08-Jun-2026
ISLAMABAD: The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Monday, rejected the “unwarranted and ill-informed” remarks made by certain British Members of Parliament and members of the Pakistani diaspora in the United Kingdom regarding Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). In a statement, the Foreign Office said it had noted with concern the irresponsible and ill-informed […]
Rawalakot clashes leave multiple dead as violence erupts between AJK police, JAAC members
- 08-Jun-2026
RAWALAKOT: Violent clashes erupted between Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) police and members of a banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Rawalakot, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries, ARY News reported, quoting officials. According to the Deputy Commissioner, the confrontation left one civilian and two Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) police personnel dead. In […]
AJK Police Seal Defunct JAAC Central Office in Muzaffarabad
- 07-Jun-2026
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Police on Sunday sealed the central office of the defunct Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), ARY News reported. The action marks the beginning of a government crackdown against the anarchist element within the action committee. District administration officials and police jointly sealed the central office of the banned […]