JAAC warns of ‘march on Muzaffarabad’ if demands not met

The proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) has announced it will restart its long march toward Muzaffarabad on July 15, setting a deadline of July 14 for the acceptance of its demands. Umar Nazir Kashmiri, a JAAC core member, stated that if progress is not made by the deadline, the group will issue a new announcement on July 15, implying a potentially different course of action. He urged supporters across Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to prepare for the march and appealed to national and international bodies to monitor the event. The JAAC has been staging sit-ins on the outskirts of Rawalakot for over a month. Meanwhile, officials reported that two individuals died and several others were injured in Poonch district. This occurred during an exchange of fire as law enforcement attempted to clear a road blockade for a food convoy. The convoy was traveling to Rawalakot when it encountered activists from the JAAC near Kotehri village, leading to the confrontation.

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Once again, the JAAC seeks implementation of its charter of demands by July 14. If there is no progress by the evening of July 14, we will make a new announcement on July 15. That day, there will neither be this charter of demands nor any demand for the implementation of any agreement. God willing, we will leave this place with a new announcement.