Significant number of Fitna Al Khawarij terrorists among protesters in AJK: information secretary

Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Information Secretary Muhammad Rashid Hanif has asserted that a significant number of terrorists affiliated with 'Fitna Al Khawarij' were present among the demonstrators in the region. These protesters were associated with the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), a group that has been proscribed.

Hanif identified 'Fitna Al Khawarij' as a designation used by the state for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The statement links the presence of these individuals to the JAAC protests, suggesting a security concern involving extremist elements within the demonstration.

Further details regarding the extent of the alleged infiltration and the specific actions taken or planned by authorities in response were not immediately available. The information secretary's statement highlights a potential security dimension to the ongoing protests in AJK.

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a significant number of terrorists belonging to Fitna Al Khawarij were present among the protesters of the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).