Azad Kashmir govt bans Joint Awami Action Committee

The government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Friday banned the region’s Joint Awami Action Committee’s (JAAC) and placed it under the First Schedule under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2014. The notification by Azad Kashmir’s Home Department said the group is “engaged in terrorism” and has acted in a manner “prejudicial to peace and security” of the state. It further stated that JAAC has is involved in “creating anarchy in the state by intimidating public, promoting hatred and creating a sense of in...

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