Liaqat Ali Malik

AJK police chief Liaqat Ali Malik warned against disinformation and AI-generated content, confirming open entry points for traffic and denying reports of transport restrictions. He accused JAAC activists of erecting barriers and disrupting goods transport, while urging media to verify reports with official sources.

The AJK government has rejected a blanket amnesty for leaders of the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), citing their responsibility for recent violence and deaths. The dispute centers on the JAAC's demand to abolish 12 Legislative Assembly seats reserved for refugees from Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The government offered constitutional avenues for dialogue but accused the JAAC of expanding demands from two to 38 points.

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.

Four policemen were killed and 20 injured during clashes with Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) supporters in Rawlakot, AJK. Protesters attacked a military hospital, leading to violent confrontations with riot police who used tear gas and batons. The AJK Supreme Court stated constitutional amendments were 'not a concession to be wrested' from the government.

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government launched a crackdown on the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), arresting 72 individuals and recovering weapons and suspicious documents. Tensions escalated in Poonch after a trader, Shahzeb Habib, was killed during a clash with police, which JAAC-linked Umar Nazir Kashmiri was reportedly involved in.

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government banned the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) under the region’s anti-terrorism act, citing its involvement in terrorism and disruption of the electoral process. The group’s demand to abolish refugee-representative seats in the Legislative Assembly and its planned strike on June 9, coinciding with election nominations, intensified tensions.

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government issued a travel advisory from June 5 to June 20, urging outsiders to avoid the region and current visitors to leave before a protest by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) on June 9. The protest demands abolishing 12 Legislative Assembly seats reserved for refugees from Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a move opposed by the AJK government. Federal paramilitary troops have been deployed to prevent unrest following past violent clashes.