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Pakistan Detains 72 in Azad Kashmir, Bans Protest Group and Suspends Mobile Services

Officials say the steps are meant to avert unrest ahead of a June 9 protest.

Overview

  • Authorities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir arrested 72 members of the Jammu & Kashmir Joint Action Committee and recovered weapons, communications equipment and documents during raids tied to a June 9 strike call.
  • The AJK government declared the group unlawful and ordered temporary mobile and internet suspensions that officials say will remain in force through at least June 12 to limit coordination and public disorder.
  • Security forces elsewhere also acted: police and a bomb disposal unit in Hangu located and rendered safe a 10‑kg roadside anti‑tank explosive, preventing a potential attack.
  • Punjab civil and disaster agencies moved into a heightened pre‑monsoon posture by allocating 65 relief camps, activating hundreds of de‑watering stations and placing Rescue 1122 and civil‑defence teams on alert to reduce flood and health risks.
  • Law enforcement and courts kept up visible enforcement drives in Punjab with a citywide e‑challan sweep, the arrest and disciplining of an alleged fake lawyer, and the high‑profile detention of social‑media figure Nadeem 'Nani Wala' who was later granted interim relief by a magistrate.