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AJK leaders call for peaceful resolution of Poonch crisis

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Naqash, T. (2026, October 13). AJK leaders call for peaceful resolution of Poonch crisis. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2036761/ajk-leaders-call-for-peaceful-resolution-of-poonch-crisis

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Political leaders from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) convened in Rawalpindi on Monday to discuss the ongoing crisis in Poonch division. The meeting, led by Muslim Conference president Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan, included representatives from various political parties who urged for a peaceful resolution, restoration of internet services, and resumption of communication links and free movement in the region. They also highlighted concerns over law and order and demanded that voters be allowed to participate in elections without delay.

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Political leaders in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) convened a meeting hosted by Muslim Conference president Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan at his Rawalpindi residence on Monday to address the crisis in Poonch division. Attendees included leaders from the PPP, PML-N, and Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party, among others. The group called for peaceful measures such as restoring internet services, ensuring food and medicine supplies, and allowing free movement and participation in elections. They expressed concern over deteriorating law and order in Poonch, emphasizing a need for a political resolution to the crisis through dignified means.

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Tariq Naqash

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AJK Azad Jammu and Kashmir MUZAFFARABAD PML-N Poonch

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The meeting was attended by PPP leader Sardar Yaqoob Khan, PML-N AJK president Shah Ghulam Qadir, PML-N leader Raja Farooq Haider, leader of the opposition in AJK Assembly Chaudhry Muhammad Yasin, and Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party AJK President Sardar Tanveer Ilyas and others.

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2026-10-13 · Dawn

AJK leaders call for peaceful resolution of Poonch crisis · assertive framing

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Political leaders in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have called for a peaceful and dignified resolution of the crisis in Poonch division, while expressing concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the region. asserted

leaders → call → region

The call was made at a meeting hosted by Muslim Conference president Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan at his Rawalpindi residence on Monday. asserted

call → make → Monday

meeting → attend → Assembly

According to a statement, the participants called for the restoration of internet services, uninterrupted supplies of food and medicines, and the resumption of communication links and free movement in Poonch division. uncertain

participants → accord → division

They also demanded that eligible voters in the region be allowed to participate in the electoral process without delay. asserted

voters → demand → delay

The meeting expressed deep concern over the law and order situation in AJK, particularly in Poonch division, and called for a political settlement of the crisis through peaceful and dignified means. asserted

meeting → express → means