PoK Burning: 6 Civilians, 2 Rangers Killed As Awami Action Committee Defies Severe Route Closures | Exclusive Details

Published 14 July 2026 · world

PoK Burning: 6 Civilians, 2 Rangers Killed As Awami Action Committee Defies Severe Route Closures | Exclusive Details Reported By, Last Updated: July 14, 2026

PoK Burning: 6 Civilians, 2 Rangers Killed As Awami Action Committee Defies Severe Route Closures | Exclusive Details Reported By, Last Updated: July 14, 2026, 19:15 IST The Pakistani military apparatus is reportedly preparing to execute a comprehensive tactical operation aimed at dismantling the core leadership of the Awami Action Committee Commuters ride past security personnel as they patrol a street ahead of a protest by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Muzaffarabad, PoK. (File pic: AFP) Tensions in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have reached a critical flashpoint following fierce confrontations between Pakistani security forces and demonstrators aligned with the Awami Action Committee. The violent stand-offs have resulted in the deaths of two Pakistani Rangers personnel and left several others severely injured. In response to the escalating casualties, the Pakistani military apparatus is reportedly preparing to execute a comprehensive tactical operation aimed at dismantling the core leadership of the Awami Action Committee and quelling the widening protest movement across the territory.

Exclusive intelligence shared by a high-ranking security source with CNN-News18 indicates a dramatic intensification of the conflict, with additional military reinforcements being rapidly summoned to the region. The fresh wave of unrest saw six PoK civilians killed after security forces opened fire during demonstrations in the Rawalakot and Baloch sectors. According to accounts provided by local residents, the fatalities in the Baloch area of Sudhanoti include Zahid Mughal, Zafar Mughal, Arslan Akbar, Raqib Abid, and Ihsanullah, while another civilian, Wajid Hayat, was fatally shot at the Mati Almaira Bus Terminal in Rawalakot. In the wake of the civilian casualties, widespread grief and anger have swept through the region, manifesting in massive funeral processions where the bodies of the deceased are being marched through the streets of Baloch. To counter the growing rebellion, PoK regional authorities and federal security structures have systematically sealed all major transit routes and arterial highways. The lockdown is explicitly designed to disrupt and thwart a highly publicised long march to Muzaffarabad, which the Awami Action Committee had scheduled for July 15.

Security agencies have issued a stern ultimatum to the civilian populations, warning that any attempt to breach the blockades or advance toward the regional capital will be met with immediate and strict kinetic action. Despite the threat of a heavy-handed military crackdown, the leadership of the Awami Action Committee remains entirely defiant. The group has publicly renewed its vow to surround Muzaffarabad at all costs, setting the stage for an imminent and dangerous showdown with Pakistani law enforcement over regional autonomy and civil rights. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit Key Questions Answered What are the Awami Action Committee's main demands? The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) is demanding economic, governance, and political reforms in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. How will Pakistan respond to the growing unrest? Pakistan's military apparatus is reportedly preparing a tactical operation to dismantle the leadership of the Awami Action Committee and quell protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).