PoJK Govt Bans Awami Action Committee Under Anti-Terror Law Ahead Of Major Protest

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• PoJK Govt Bans Awami Action Committee Under Anti-Terror Law Ahead Of Major Protest Reported By, Last Updated: June 06, 2026, 01:06 IST The ban comes just days before the JKJAAC's strike from June 9 over what it claims is the government's failure to honour commitments made under the Muzaffarabad Agreement.
• Rapid Read Ahead of the protest call, Awami Action Committee leaders publicly alleged that the Pakistani establishment could resort to arrests, enforced disappearances, anti-terror cases, internet shutdowns and deployment of paramilitary forces to suppress dissent.
• In a major development, the Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) government has banned the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC), a prominent rights group that has led protests against rising prices, governance issues and resource allocation policies in the region.
• CNN-News18 has accessed the official notification issued by the PoJK Home Department, which places the JKJAAC on the First Schedule as a proscribed organisation...