Sardar Waheed Khan

One person was killed and several injured in clashes between protesters and law enforcement in Poonch, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The incident occurred along a road connecting Arja and Rawalakot, where activists blocked the route and allegedly assaulted a traders’ leader. The clashes followed disputes over road blockades and a recent attack on Nasir Arbab, a traders’ leader.

The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) announced a July 14 deadline for the acceptance of its demands, threatening to resume a march on Muzaffarabad if unmet. Two people were killed near Rawalakot during clashes between law enforcement and JAAC activists blocking a food convoy.

Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) is seeing a return to normalcy as a prolonged strike subsides. Officials dismiss the Joint Awami Action Committee's (JAAC) call for election boycott as a strategy to maintain relevance, while the AJK government prepares to unveil a Rs286 billion budget for 2026-27. Transport and commercial activities are gradually resuming, though fuel shortages remain a challenge.

Thousands of Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) activists regrouped at protest sites in Rawalakot after dispersing overnight, despite official claims of the campaign's collapse. Officials reported initial dispersal under safety assurances, but protesters returned in large numbers by afternoon, vowing to continue demonstrations.

Protesters from the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Poonch district dispersed after midnight following fears of a major crackdown by authorities. The dispersal occurred amid a planned operation involving 1,000 law enforcement personnel and armored vehicles, triggered by tensions over JAAC's demand to abolish 12 refugee-reserved Legislative Assembly seats.

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.