Archive · 18 Sep 2026
PoK Awami Committee Reaffirms Accountability Demands on Third Foundation Day
The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee is a group of community members in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
It was created in Muzaffarabad in September 2023.
The group marked its third foundation day by remembering people who died during its movement.
It also expressed support for people who were injured, arrested or detained.
The committee wants officials to be held responsible for deaths and injuries.
It wants wounded people to receive medical care.
It also wants legal protections for detainees.
Its other demands include fair electricity prices, better healthcare, education, roads and water.
The group said it will continue seeking public rights and the implementation of government agreements.
The JKJAAC marked its third foundation day on September 17, 2026, recalling people who died during its movement.
Formed in Muzaffarabad in 2023, the committee campaigns for public rights, dignity and accountability.
It called for investigations into deaths and injuries, medical care for wounded activists and legal safeguards for detainees.
The committee said it supports activists who were injured, arrested or detained, as well as their families.
Its broader demands include fair electricity tariffs, improved public services and implementation of agreements reached with the government.
- Who
- The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC), a civil-society coalition in Pakistan-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir, marked the occasion.
- What
- The committee reaffirmed demands for public rights, dignity, accountability and justice while remembering people who died during its movement.
- When
- The third foundation day was marked on September 17, 2026, with the report published on September 18, 2026.
- Where
- The committee was formed in Muzaffarabad, in Pakistan-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
- Why
- It seeks accountability for deaths and injuries, support for affected activists and families, public services, and implementation of agreements reached with the government.
- Organization
- Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC)
- Formation date
- September 17, 2023
- Formation place
- Muzaffarabad
- Key demands
- Public rights, dignity, accountability and justice
- Movement-related calls
- Accountability over deaths and injuries, medical access for the wounded, and legal safeguards for detainees
- Economic and public-service demands
- Fair electricity tariffs, better healthcare and education, and improved roads, water and infrastructure
- Additional demand
- Full implementation of agreements reached between the government and the movement