PM's aide says external elements funding banned outfit in AJK
Key takeaways
- Speaking on Geo News' programme 'Jirga', Sanaullah said that the banned outfit had never before demanded the abolishment of 12 refugee seats in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Assembly.
- "They [JAAC] made the demand in October 2025 along with the other 38 demands and agreed to the formation of a committee on this matter," he said.
- The AJK government on June 5 declared JAAC a proscribed organisation under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), saying the group was engaged in terrorism.
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Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Saturday claimed that external elements were financing the proscribed Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), saying the banned outfit rejected multiple offers aimed at peaceful resolution of disputes.
Speaking on Geo News' programme 'Jirga', Sanaullah said that the banned outfit had never before demanded the abolishment of 12 refugee seats in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Assembly.