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Muzaffarabad Shuts Down: Joint Awami Committee Demands Shaukat Nawaz Mir's Court Appearance
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News18•22-09-2026, 15:04
Muzaffarabad Shuts Down: Joint Awami Committee Demands Shaukat Nawaz Mir's Court Appearance
- •The Awami Action Committee called for a shutdown in Muzaffarabad to demand the immediate court presentation of detained leader Shaukat Nawaz Mir.
- •Khawaja Mehran alleged that Mir and other activists have been subjected to "enforced disappearances" for over two months.
- •Mir, a central leader of the proscribed Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), was arrested on June 30 in Dhirkot.
- •Mehran accused authorities of raiding homes and violating privacy, urging restraint and facilitation of peaceful protests.
- •Shopkeepers were urged to close businesses on September 22 and join the protest to demand Mir's court appearance.
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The Awami Action Committee called for a shutdown to demand the immediate court production of detained leader Shaukat Nawaz Mir and other political activists who have remained unaccounted for over two months.
Shaukat Nawaz Mir was arrested on June 30 in the Dhirkot area by police and security personnel, who then transferred him to an undisclosed location, and subsequently shifted him to Rawalpindi under military custody.
Khawaja Mehran alleged that security forces carried out enforced disappearances, raided private homes, violated residents' privacy, and trampled upon the sanctity of homes in Muzaffarabad.
