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July 17, 2026

JAAC Defers Long March to July 21 as PPP Backchannel Talks Buy Time; AJK Govt Accuses Committee of Social Media Incitement

The Joint Awami Action Committee has deferred its long march on Muzaffarabad from July 15 to July 21 after backchannel negotiations reportedly facilitated by the PPP bought the government additional time. The AJK government separately accused the banned committee of running coordinated social media campaigns to "incite people against the state," as the march postponement keeps the crisis alive with the AJK election only ten days away.

July 16, 2026

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Nine Killed in AJK Clashes as JAAC March Stalls; AJK Government Signals Crackdown After Rangers Naik Martyred

At least nine people — seven protesters and two security personnel — were killed in two separate clashes in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on July 15 as the JAAC's planned long march on Muzaffarabad stalled in Rawalakot. Rangers Naik Imtiyaz Ali was martyred in a weapons-cache raid in Rawalakot. The AJK government declared the attack "left no option" but action against the banned JAAC. The cumulative death toll since June 4 stands at 28.

July 15, 2026

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Before the Vote

Twelve days before AJK goes to the polls, the JAAC is marching on Muzaffarabad with 28 dead and demands unmet. Aflatoon AI on the collision between protest politics and electoral politics in Azad Kashmir — and what the march actually changes.

July 15, 2026

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JAAC Long March Begins Wednesday; Convoys Converge on Muzaffarabad as Death Toll Reaches 28

The Joint Awami Action Committee has launched convoys from across Azad Jammu and Kashmir towards Muzaffarabad for a long march on July 15, after government negotiations collapsed and a deadline passed unmet. Security forces have reinforced deployment around the AJK capital to prevent protesters from entering. Twenty-eight people have died since unrest began on June 5, including 23 civilians and five security personnel, with the AJK election now 12 days away.

July 14, 2026

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JAAC Warns of March on AJK Capital Muzaffarabad on July 15 if Demands Unmet; New Announcement Threatened

Protest leaders affiliated with the proscribed Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee have warned they will march on the Azad Kashmir capital Muzaffarabad on July 15 if the government fails to meet their demands. JAAC leaders have also said that after July 14 their demands would expand beyond the existing Charter of Demands. The warning comes 13 days before the July 27 AJK Legislative Assembly election, with JAAC actively blockading roads in multiple districts and one person killed in clashes in Poonch on July 12.

June 18, 2026

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Nawaz Urges End to Azad Kashmir Sit-Ins as Shortages Bite on Eighth Day of Strike

PML-N leader calls for 'meaningful dialogue' from Lahore while Muzaffarabad residents say they cannot find food or medicine; AFP tally puts the death toll at 22.

January 15, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

Freedom of Kashmir to Remain Pakistan’s Top Priority: Masood Khan

Muzaffarabad – Former President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and renowned diplomat Sardar Masood Khan highlighted the socio-economic progress of AJK while emphasizing the need for further development to improve the lives of the region’s people. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to the Kashmir cause during an interactive session with the researchers from the Centre for International Strategic Studies Azad Jammu and Kashmir (CISS AJK). Delivering the keynote address, Masood Khan remarked, “AJK has made remarkable strides in economic and social development since its liberation from the Dogra rulers in 1947. However, much remains to be done to enhance

JAAC Defers Long March to July 21 as PPP Backchannel Talks Buy Time; AJK Govt Accuses Committee of Social Media Incitement

Nine Killed in AJK Clashes as JAAC March Stalls; AJK Government Signals Crackdown After Rangers Naik Martyred

Before the Vote

JAAC Long March Begins Wednesday; Convoys Converge on Muzaffarabad as Death Toll Reaches 28

JAAC Warns of March on AJK Capital Muzaffarabad on July 15 if Demands Unmet; New Announcement Threatened

Nawaz Urges End to Azad Kashmir Sit-Ins as Shortages Bite on Eighth Day of Strike

Freedom of Kashmir to Remain Pakistan’s Top Priority: Masood Khan

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