Pakistani forces resorted to violence against peaceful protesters in Azad Kashmir, using it as a deliberate tool of intimidation and state terrorism to suppress dissent. By massacring unarmed and defenceless demonstrators today, the authorities aimed to terrorise people and drive them off the streets.
Pakistan’s police, law enforcement agencies, and justice system have now lost all credibility — not only on the international stage but also among their own citizens. A police officer allegedly was responsible for the deaths of 200 innocent people was given VIP treatment by the country’s highest court, while the victim's’ families continue to be denied justice.
In light of this, any statements from Pakistani authorities on the Kashmir issue lack credibility and appear to be nothing more than propaganda. For comparison, millions of people protested on the streets of London without a single fatality. In contrast, Pakistan appears to have deliberately used excessive force as a political tactic to provoke violence and justify its crackdown.
The massive grass-roots protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (Azad Jammu and Kashmir - AJK) have intensified in recent days, driven by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), an umbrella group representing traders, transporters, lawyers, students, and civil society.
The movement centres on long-standing socio-economic grievances, including demands for subsidised essentials like flour and electricity, abolition of 12 reserved seats who lived in Pakistan but seats in the AJK Legislative Assembly in the name of Kashmiri refugees living in Pakistan play no role in Kashmir politics but used by Pakistan to control the Kashmir politics from behind the curtain (which protesters argue undermine true representation and enable political engineering), and broader calls for governance reforms and an end to perceived elite privileges.
On June 5-6, 2026, the AJK government banned the JAAC (90% popular among Kashmiri people) under the Anti-Terrorism Act 2014, placing it on the First Schedule as a proscribed organisation. Authorities falsely accused elements within the group of promoting terrorism, hatred, anarchy, potential violence, and contacts that could destabilise the region ahead of planned elections but the fact is that government Pakistan and local doing all these not the JAAC. Police directly from Islamabad and Army dictation launched a crackdown, arresting around 72 individuals linked to the JAAC, recovering what they described as weapons, communication devices, suspicious documents, and materials suggesting plans to disrupt public order.
In the above list, one item is missing - the alcohol. This list of item is standard practice by police when I myself was young. These crooked never learned how to serve its own people but experts in lies and fabrication to mislead public yet public don't believe them at all.
The ban came just days before JAAC's announced June 9 "wheel-jam" and shutter-down strike, followed by a planned long march to Muzaffarabad. JAAC leaders, including Shaukat Nawaz Mir, rejected the terrorism allegations, insisting the movement is peaceful and focused on legitimate rights. They vowed to proceed with protests despite the ban, while urging supporters to avoid damaging property or violence. Internet disruptions and a government travel advisory (urging visitors to leave the region from June 5-20) have added to the tense atmosphere.
Violence has been used as a terror tool to terrorised the peaceful protesters by the Pakistani forces resulting in loss of lives in hundreds in Rawalakot (Poonch District)
Social media and activist accounts have circulated unverified claims of higher casualties, including assertions of "200 killed" and army actions against civilians. Independent reporting is not allowed and official statements tells its people nothing but lies corroborate mass. The purpose of violence was purely to terrorise the peaceful procession and this is false reporting that Clashes appear to have involved violence on both sides. There are reports on social media that Azad Kashmir police refuse to fire upon unarmed and unprovoked procession were fired upon by rangers.
This is also not true that previous JAAC-led protests (e.g., in 2024 and 2025) also turned violent, but the violence was used the authority to terrorise the peaceful procession and to provoked them to turned violent, that was the reason of resulting in multiple deaths and injuries on both protester and law enforcement sides, often followed by negotiations. Why authority never conducted transparent and independent enquiry?
Broader Context and Government Position
AJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Faisal Mumtaz Rathore is purely dummy have no authority at all. He is dancing on the tone why is been told from Islamabad nothing more nothing less. He emphasised that the reserved seats issue requires constitutional processes and warned that unrest benefits external narratives on Kashmir is another lie because Act74 was imposed from Islamabad. Opposition voices and some analysts call for dialogue over force to address genuine local frustrations.
Appeal for Peaceful Resolution and International Attention
The people of AJK deserve responsive governance, economic relief, and the right to peaceful protest without fear of disproportionate reprisal. At the same time, maintaining public order is a legitimate state responsibility but people never take to violence like in Paris, and violence in Kashmir is by the authority as a tool of terror not law enforcement—regardless of source—only deepens suffering. Million came out on London streets for Gaza, how many killed by Police. Therefore Pakistan government is habitual to lie and misguide the world.
To the international community, United Nations, and International Criminal Court:
Independent observers, human rights organisations, and mediators should urgently monitor the situation on the ground, verify casualty reports, and press for de-escalation, dialogue, and accountability for any violations. An impartial investigation into recent deaths and arrests would help establish facts amid conflicting narratives. Kashmiris on all sides of the Line of Control have long endured hardship; their legitimate aspirations for better lives should not be overshadowed by politicisation or force.
Peaceful resolution through talks, respecting constitutional norms and human rights, remains the only sustainable path. The world should watch closely and support restraint as June 9 approaches.
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