JKJAAC Issues Open Letter to Pakistan and AJK Leadership Calling for Immediate End to Blockade, Humanitarian Access and Urgent Negotiations
The JKJAAC Human Rights Cell and Advisory Council have issued an urgent open letter to the President of Pakistan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the Chief of Defence Staff / Chief of Defence Forces of Pakistan, the President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, and relevant federal and AJK authorities, calling for immediate action to prevent further loss of life and civilian harm in Rawalakot and across AJK.
6/14/20262 min read
The JKJAAC Human Rights Cell and Advisory Council have issued an urgent open letter to the President of Pakistan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the Chief of Defence Staff / Chief of Defence Forces of Pakistan, the President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, and relevant federal and AJK authorities, calling for immediate action to prevent further loss of life and civilian harm in Rawalakot and across AJK.
The open letter has been submitted together with the Human Rights Situation Update Report dated 14 June 2026, which documents a rapidly deteriorating human rights and humanitarian protection crisis in Pakistan-administered Azad Jammu & Kashmir, particularly around Rawalakot and the Dharake / Eidgah Ground sit-in area.
JKJAAC states that the Core Committee paused the Long March in Rawalakot to prevent further bloodshed and to create space for meaningful dialogue. This responsible and restrained step must now be met with responsible state action, not further force, blockade, arrests, intimidation or silence.
The people gathered in Rawalakot are citizens, families, workers, traders, students, lawyers and civil society participants seeking dignity, justice, accountable governance and implementation of signed agreements. They must not be treated as enemies.
The open letter calls on the Government of Pakistan, the Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir and all security authorities to immediately halt firing, shelling, raids, coercive arrests and intimidation at Dharake / Eidgah Ground, Rawalakot and all affected areas.
JKJAAC further demands the opening of a humanitarian corridor for ambulances, doctors, food, life-saving medicines, essential goods, lawyers, journalists and independent human rights monitors.
The letter also calls for verified lists of all persons killed, injured, detained and reported missing; the unconditional release of peaceful detainees or their production before competent courts; disclosure of the whereabouts and legal status of all reported missing persons, including Bilal Ashraf; and immediate medical access for all injured protesters, detainees and civilians without arrest or intimidation.
JKJAAC has also demanded the preservation of all evidence, including CCTV footage, mobile phone videos, ambulance logs, hospital records, post-mortem reports, ammunition logs, deployment records and communications logs.
The open letter calls for all bodies to be returned to families without coercive conditions and for dignified burial to be permitted. It also demands investigation into alleged property damage, looting and sealing of businesses in Rawalakot and Kotli, with owners allowed to inspect premises alongside lawyers and independent observers.
JKJAAC further calls for the withdrawal of the proscription of JKJAAC and an end to the use of anti-terror laws against peaceful civil-rights mobilisation.
At this decisive moment, JKJAAC urges the authorities to publicly announce an empowered negotiation delegation of respected elder statesmen and women to meet the JKJAAC Core Committee in Rawalakot and to implement all signed agreements, including the Muzaffarabad Agreement of 3–4 October 2025, through a written and time-bound roadmap.
A spokesperson for JKJAAC said:
“A peaceful pause still exists, but it cannot survive bullets, blackouts, blockades and silence. The authorities must act now to stop the violence, protect civilians, restore humanitarian access, account for the missing, treat the wounded, preserve evidence and open direct negotiations.”
JKJAAC warns that if immediate de-escalation and negotiations are not initiated, the risk of further loss of life and wider civilian harm will increase dramatically.
JKJAAC appeals to human rights organisations, diplomatic missions, international media, parliamentary bodies, humanitarian actors and the global Kashmiri diaspora to urgently monitor the situation and support immediate steps for civilian protection, humanitarian access and peaceful dialogue.
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