Overview
- The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government formally proscribed the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee under the AJK Anti‑Terrorism Act on Friday, citing risks to public order and security.
- Police rounded up about 70–72 people they said were linked to the banned group and reported seizing weapons, communication devices and documents as part of a wide crackdown.
- Authorities requested roughly 14,000 additional personnel from federal and provincial forces and ordered an initial deployment that included 1,505 Islamabad Police officers to strengthen security in the region.
- Communications limits and a travel advisory were put in place while the AJK Election Commission set nomination filings to open on June 9 and polling for the legislative assembly on July 27, raising officials’ focus on protecting the election calendar.
- Claims of deadly clashes in Rawalakot are contested by police and JAAC, opposition parties have condemned the ban and urged talks, and the government says it already accepted most of JAAC’s 38 demands with remaining issues requiring legal or legislative steps.