12 refugee seats
Coverage of 12 refugee seats in the Nexus archive.
- At least 7 civilians killed during Sunday clash between police, JAAC protesters in AJK's Rawalakot: official
At least seven civilians and four police personnel were killed during clashes between police and Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) protesters in Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The violence followed the death of a trader shot by law enforcers and escalated after JAAC was proscribed by the regional government. Thirty protesters were arrested, and tensions persist over demands to abolish 12 refugee seats in the AJK Legislative Assembly.
- Constitutional amendment not a concession to be wrested, says AJK SC on presidential reference
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Supreme Court issued an advisory opinion stating that constitutional amendments are not concessions to be forced from the government, following a reference by acting AJK President Chaudhry Latif Akbar. The court emphasized that the constitution is the supreme law of the region and must be amended through a democratic process. The reference arose from the Joint Awami Action Committee's demand to abolish 12 refugee seats in the legislative assembly.