Umar Nazir Kashmiri

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.

Azad Jammu and Kashmir observed a third consecutive day of shutdown as clashes between protesters and law enforcement resulted in one death and four injuries. The protest, organized by the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), involved thousands of participants from multiple districts. A JAAC member delivered a provocative speech demanding government concessions, including the withdrawal of legal notifications against the group and the lifting of curfews.

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.