JAAC Writes To Pak PM, Army Chief Seeking Action Against Officials Behind PoK Violence

Published 8 July 2026 · politics

JAAC Writes To Pak PM, Army Chief Seeking Action Against Officials Behind PoK Violence Reported By, Last Updated: July 08, 2026, 14:17 IST The committee

JAAC Writes To Pak PM, Army Chief Seeking Action Against Officials Behind PoK Violence Reported By, Last Updated: July 08, 2026, 14:17 IST The committee warned it would continue peaceful protests unless those responsible for the post-June 4 violence are held accountable. Rapid Read Supporters of the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) gather during a weeks-long protest in Neelum Valley, in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. (IMAGE: AFP) The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) has written to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, seeking legal action against the military personnel and state officials it holds responsible for the violence that followed the June 4 crackdown in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). In separate letters addressed to Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership, the committee has demanded the prosecution of officials and security personnel allegedly involved in civilian killings and human rights violations in Rawalakot, Mirpur, Kotli and other parts of PoK. The JAAC has also sought the full implementation of the original rights agreement reached with the government and the immediate withdrawal of what it described as all “unjustified" state measures imposed after June 4, 2026. While demanding accountability, the committee asserted that its movement was not directed against Pakistan or its institutions.

Instead, it said its struggle was against the actions of a handful of “errant" military and government officials whose conduct had created distrust and hatred between the people of Pakistan and Kashmir. The committee warned that unless immediate legal and administrative action was taken against those responsible, the situation could deteriorate further and result in a deeper humanitarian crisis. Maintaining that it would not bow to what it called oppressive state actions, the JAAC said it continued to reserve its right to peaceful democratic protest. Sequence Of Events According to the committee, it had announced a peaceful long march towards the Muzaffarabad Assembly on June 9, 2026, to press for its demands. It alleged that on June 5, state forces targeted its leadership in Rawalakot, killing senior member Shahzaib Habib and injuring core committee member Sardar Umar Nazir Kashmiri. The committee further claimed that internet services were suspended, the organisation was declared a banned group and bounties were announced for the arrest of its leaders. The JAAC alleged that on June 7, security forces opened fire on peaceful protesters in Rawalakot, resulting in multiple deaths, hundreds of enforced disappearances or abductions, thousands of arrests and the imposition of a complete curfew across PoK.