RAWALAKOT – Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Police have leveled serious allegations against the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), stating the organization is pursuing a covert agenda to shatter the peace and social harmony of the region. The accusation follows the recovery of sophisticated weaponry from suspects arrested in connection with a fresh wave of violence.
Peaceful Protest Claims Contradicted
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Khawar Ali Shaukat, while addressing a press conference in Rawalakot, asserted that the recent turmoil in the city directly contradicts the organization’s public claims of staging peaceful demonstrations. He detailed how armed groups launched coordinated attacks on law enforcement personnel at multiple locations over the past two days.
“The nature of these incidents leaves no doubt that the proscribed organization is working under a different agenda,” SSP Shaukat stated. “Their objective is clear: to disturb peace, disrupt the social fabric, and damage the atmosphere of brotherhood that prevails here.”
Heavy Casualties and High-Tech Recoveries
The violent clashes have resulted in significant casualties among the security forces. According to the police official, one Rangers personnel was killed in the line of duty, while approximately 15 police officers and other security officials sustained injuries during the assaults.
In a significant breakthrough, police announced the arrest of several suspects allegedly involved in the violence. A substantial cache of weapons was recovered during the operation, including what SSP Shaukat described as an automatic American-made weapon among the heavy arms seized.
Restraint Not Weakness, Police Warn
The SSP forcefully rejected what he termed a misleading narrative circulating on social media, which portrays the organization as peaceful while accusing security forces of targeting protesters. He maintained that law enforcement agencies demonstrated maximum restraint and only responded when their personnel came under direct attack.
“Our restraint should not be mistaken for weakness,” Shaukat warned, signaling a potential shift in the security posture if attacks continue. The police maintain that their response was purely defensive, triggered only by the sophisticated armed assaults on their positions.
