‘No More Negotiations, Only Resistance’: PoK Protest Group Calls Off Talks, Announces July 15 March
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‘No More Negotiations, Only Resistance’: PoK Protest Group Calls Off Talks, Announces July 15 March Reported By, Last Updated: July 14, 2026, 16:14 IST In one of the strongest statements, the leadership issued an open warning to Pakistan Army, saying the movement wouldn't back down if forces attempted to stop demonstrators Rapid Read Commuters ride past security personnel as they patrol a street ahead of a protest by the JAAC in Muzaffarabad, PoK. (IMAGE: AFP) The Awami Action Committee (AAC), one of the leading groups spearheading the ongoing protest movement in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), has announced that it is ending negotiations with the authorities and will proceed with a planned long march to Muzaffarabad on July 15. Addressing supporters, AAC leaders declared that “the time for dialogue has passed" and that the movement would now focus solely on “resistance", marking a sharp escalation in rhetoric amid months of unrest in the region.
The announcement comes as protesters from Rawalakot and other parts of PoK prepare for what organisers have described as a “historic long march" to Muzaffarabad. Warning To Pakistan Army During the announcement, AAC leader Umer Nazir Kashmiri warned that the march would proceed “at all costs" and alleged that any attempt to block protesters could lead to confrontation. In one of the strongest statements yet, the leadership issued an open warning to the Pakistan Army, saying the movement would not back down if security forces attempted to stop demonstrators from reaching Muzaffarabad. Protest leaders also claimed they were prepared to face force, with speakers telling supporters they were “not afraid of bullets and shelling." Women, Children To Continue Sit-Ins AAC leaders said sit-in protests would continue regardless of any action by authorities. Addressing supporters, Umer Nazir said that “our mothers, sisters and children will not back down," adding that the movement would continue until its demands were met.
He also made an emotional appeal to supporters, saying that if the leadership were killed, the responsibility of carrying forward the movement should pass to the people. Elections Also Come Under Fire Apart from announcing the march, AAC leaders criticised the ongoing electoral process in PoK, alleging that votes were being used to “steal the public’s mandate." They claimed the elections did not reflect the aspirations of ordinary Kashmiris and accused the authorities of attempting to suppress dissent. The leadership also urged the Kashmiri diaspora to raise awareness internationally about what it described as atrocities by Pakistan’s military establishment and to amplify the voices of people in PoK. The July 15 march is expected to be a key test for both the protest movement and the authorities, with tensions remaining high over whether demonstrators will be allowed to proceed to Muzaffarabad without intervention.
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