Overview
- Gunmen opened fire on Sardar Tanveer Ilyas’s convoy in the Tain‑Dhalkot/Bagh‑Rawalakot area, and his security guard Muhammad Asif was killed while several others were wounded.
- Ilyas was unharmed and later accused members of the proscribed Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) of an assassination attempt.
- Police and AJK officials have launched an investigation and pledged to bring those responsible to justice, with senior leaders calling for decisive operations.
- The attack, reported on Friday, has raised fresh alarm about the safety of campaigning and voter security ahead of the July 27 vote for the 53‑member AJK Legislative Assembly.
- The incident follows recent political turbulence in AJK, including Ilyas’s move from the PPP to the Istehkam‑e‑Pakistan Party and the government’s June proscription of the JAAC after mass protests.