Archive · 2 Sep 2026
PoK Awami Action Committee Sets 13 Conditions Before Talks
The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee wants to talk with the new administration in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
It says the government must first meet a list of demands.
These include ending curfews and removing security forces from cities.
The committee also wants detained or missing people to be released or found.
It wants internet access and other freedoms restored.
It has asked for investigations into deaths during protests.
It also wants medical care and the return of bodies to families.
Finally, it is seeking financial compensation for families, injured people, and damaged property.
The JKJAAC says negotiations with PoK’s new administration require its immediate conditions to be met.
Demands include lifting curfews, withdrawing security forces from cities, and releasing detained or allegedly abducted people.
The committee seeks restoration of internet access and other civil liberties, along with withdrawal of its proscription notification.
It has called for investigations into deaths during protests and the return of bodies and treatment for injured people.
Financial demands include compensation for civilian damage, families of alleged martyrs, and people injured in the unrest.
- Who
- The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee and the newly formed administration of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
- What
- The JKJAAC has set 13 stated conditions for entering negotiations.
- When
- The conditions were reported on September 2, 2026, and cover events from May 9, 2023, and June 5, 2026, onward.
- Where
- Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, also referred to in the report as Azad Kashmir.
- Why
- The committee says the conditions are needed to address arrests, alleged abductions, deaths, security restrictions, civil-liberty curbs, legal cases, and protest-related losses.
- Committee
- Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC)
- Talks condition
- The committee says its immediate demands must be fulfilled before negotiations begin.
- Security demands
- Lift curfews in cities and withdraw security forces from urban areas.
- Legal demands
- Withdraw the committee’s proscription and quash specified FIRs and cases against movement members.
- Civil liberties
- Restore internet services and other measures the committee says restrict civil liberties.
- Family compensation
- PKR 5 crore for each family of a person identified by the committee as a martyr, plus government employment for two family members.
- Injury compensation
- PKR 50 lakh for severely injured people and PKR 20 lakh for mildly injured people.
- Possible escalation
- The committee has warned of further action, including shutter-down and wheel-jam strikes or a possible Long March, if dialogue fails.
