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PoK Action Committee Warns Pakistan: Troop Deployment an 'External Attack'
- •The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) has warned Pakistan against deploying security forces in PoK, stating it would be considered an ‘external attack’.
- •Umar Nazir Kashmiri, a JAAC leader, claimed some Pakistani forces had withdrawn from Kotli and other areas, threatening strong protests if they are redeployed.
- •Kashmiri emphasized that the committee would oppose any security force entry into the region, regardless of their origin.
- •The warning follows months of unrest in PoK, with JAAC leading protests over economic, political, and constitutional demands.
- •Protests intensified from June across various areas, leading to clashes and the AJK government banning JAAC and initiating legal action against its leaders.
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The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) warned Pakistan against any fresh troop deployment in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, stating that any such movement would be treated as an external attack on the region and would trigger strong protests.
The JAAC has led widespread protests and shutdowns over economic, political, and constitutional demands, including opposition to the 12 legislative assembly seats reserved for refugees from Jammu and Kashmir, as well as demands concerning subsidies and governance.
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government banned the JAAC and initiated legal action against its leaders, accusing the group of disrupting law and order and targeting security personnel, while clashes and mounting tensions persisted across regions like Muzaffarabad and Kotli.
