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JAAC protest in Rawalakot ‘dwindles’ as shutter-down strike continues across AJK
Dawn 16 Jun 2026
• Curfew-like restrictions eased ... • AJK Legislative Assembly to meet today. MUZAFFARABAD ... AJK assembly meets today. Separately, the state government has summoned a session of the AJK Legislative Assembly at 2pm on Tuesday.
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Bilawal calls for end to AJK protests as unrest 'damaging' Pakistan's reputation amid global spotlight
Dawn 14 Jun 2026
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday appealed to those protesting in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to end their demonstrations, cautioning that the ongoing unrest was “damaging both the Kashmiri cause and Pakistan’s reputation”.
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Partial strike persists across AJK as JAAC sit-ins continue
Dawn 14 Jun 2026
Two sit-ins by activists and supporters of the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) continued on the fringes of Rawalakot for the fourth consecutive day amid a partial shutter-down strike across Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Saturday.
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PPP-AJK urges election commission to withdraw polling schedule for 12 refugee seats amid unrest
Dawn 14 Jun 2026
PPP’s Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) chapter on Sunday urged the region’s election commission to immediately withdraw the election schedule for 12 refugee seats, stressing the need for dialogue to defuse the ongoing crisis.
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AJK remains shut for third straight day
Dawn 12 Jun 2026
The speech was streamed live on social media despite the suspension of internet services by all major providers across AJK since Friday last week ... On Thursday, the AJK Law Department withdrew four ...
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AJK administration hopeful remaining JAAC protesters will disperse peacefully
Dawn 12 Jun 2026
The Poonch administration in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) is hopeful that the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) protesters will disperse peacefully after a sizeable number of people gathered again after Friday prayers.
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JAAC protesters in AJK's Poonch district disperse on fears of major crackdown
Dawn 12 Jun 2026
Also on Thursday, speaking in the National Assembly, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif urged the JAAC to let the people of AJK decide whether the 12 refugee seats should be abolished ... A day later, AJK ...
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Khawaja Asif urges JAAC to let AJK voters decide fate of refugee seats
Dawn 11 Jun 2026
As tensions persist in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday urged the now proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) to let the people of the region decide whether the 12 refugee seats should be abolished.
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AJK flare-up
Dawn 09 Jun 2026
This unfortunate series of events echoes similar confrontations between the AJK government and JAAC over the past few years, where dialogue over protesters’ demands has alternated with deadly violence.
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JAAC strike: Markets, streets deserted in AJK's Muzaffarabad but no demonstrations held
Dawn 09 Jun 2026
Shops and markets were largely shut and vehicular traffic remained minimal in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), on Tuesday as the newly proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) observed a strike.
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AJK braces for long march as tensions persist
Dawn 09 Jun 2026
“Abolition of 12 seats might be close to the majority’s hearts in AJK, but it should not have been made a matter of life and death,” he added ... Meanwhile, funeral prayers for the three AJK policemen — ...
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Pakistan rejects 'unwarranted' remarks on AJK by individuals in UK
Dawn 08 Jun 2026
Pakistan on Monday rejected “unwarranted” remarks on Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) by members of the diaspora in the United Kingdom, advising the individuals to refrain from interfering in Pakistan’s internal affairs.
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