The Advisory Council of the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) has issued an urgent advisory note to the JKJAAC Core Committee, civil society leadership, and the resilient people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, calling for peace, discipline, protection of life, dignified de-escalation and immediate restoration of dialogue.

The advisory pays tribute to the brave people who have joined the Long March from Bhimber, Samahni, Mirpur, Dadyal, Khoiratta, Kotli, Pallandri, Balooch, Tararkhel, Abbaspur, Forward Kahutta, and Hajira, despite curfew, violence, fear and state repression. The Advisory Council says the march has shown the world that the people of AJK are mobilising for peace, dignity, justice, participatory governance, Haq-e-Hukamrani and Haq-e-Malkiat — not violence, terrorism or disorder.

The Advisory Council expressed deep grief over reports that three peaceful long-march participants were killed in Mirpur and six in Kotli, with many more wounded. It said its thoughts and prayers are with the families of all martyrs, the injured, the detained and the missing.

In the advisory, the Council states:

“The Long March has already delivered a powerful message. The presence of tens of thousands of people is not a law-and-order problem; it is a historic expression of public anger, democratic aspiration and loss of trust.”

The Advisory Council says more than 50,000 people participating in the Long March is a clear demand for implementation of the Muzaffarabad Agreement of 3–4 October 2025, fair representation, accountable governance, respect for civil and political rights, restoration of public trust, and recognition of Haq-e-Hukamrani and Haq-e-Malkiat.

Message to the Core Committee and Movement Leadership

The Advisory Council has urged the JKJAAC Core Committee, district leadership, lawyers, traders, transporters, students, youth volunteers and civil society organisers to maintain the highest discipline at this critical moment.

It advises all participants to:

· maintain peaceful discipline at every point of the Long March;

· avoid confrontation wherever possible;

· prevent provocateurs from defining the movement;

· protect women, children, elders, journalists, medical volunteers and vulnerable participants;

· document deaths, injuries, arrests and missing persons responsibly;

· avoid rumours and share only verified information;

· remain united under the Core Committee;

· and keep open the possibility of pausing the Long March if credible de-escalation steps are taken.

The advisory states:

“The movement’s strength is its discipline. Its legitimacy is its peaceful character. Its power is its people.”

Message to the Government and Security Forces

The Advisory Council warns that Rawalakot is under curfew, the Long March has reached the outskirts of Rawalakot, and there is a real and immediate danger of further loss of life.

The Council calls on the Government of AJK, the Government of Pakistan and all security authorities to stop treating public mobilisation as a battlefield. It demands that authorities immediately:

1. stop firing on peaceful protesters;

2. stop military-style operations against civilians;

3. lift or relax curfew to allow safe passage, medical access and humanitarian relief;

4. release the bodies of martyrs to their families for dignified burial according to Islamic traditions;

5. allow funeral prayers without interference;

6. open all hospitals, including CMH Rawalakot, to injured civilians without arrest or intimidation;

7. stop house raids, harassment and arbitrary arrests;

8. restore internet, mobile and WhatsApp communications;

9. stop the use of gunship helicopters, drones or aerial intimidation against civilian populations;

10. create immediate conditions for direct negotiations with the JKJAAC Core Committee.

The advisory states clearly:

“If the Government wants the Long March to pause, it must first pause the violence.”

Minimum Conditions for Pausing the Long March

The Advisory Council says the Long March can still be paused to prevent further loss of life, but only if the Government creates credible conditions for negotiation.

The minimum conditions include:

· immediate ceasefire and cessation of force;

· no firing, shelling, baton charge or aerial intimidation;

· return of all bodies to families for dignified burial;

· medical access for all injured civilians;

· release of peaceful detainees or production before courts;

· restoration of communications;

· withdrawal or suspension of the proscription of JKJAAC;

· safe passage and protection guarantee for JKJAAC Core Committee members and negotiators;

· direct negotiations with empowered decision-makers from Pakistan and AJK;

· written commitment to implement the Muzaffarabad Agreement through a time-bound roadmap.

The Advisory Council stresses that these are not unreasonable conditions, but basic steps required to save lives and reopen dialogue.

Advisory Council Ready to Facilitate Dialogue

The Advisory Council has declared that it is ready to step in immediately to advise, facilitate and mediate the resumption of dialogue between the JKJAAC Core Committee, the Government of AJK, the Government of Pakistan and all relevant decision-makers.

The Council says it is prepared to support a peaceful de-escalation framework based on the protection of life, restoration of communications, medical access, release or legal production of detainees, independent inquiry into killings and injuries, implementation of signed agreements, and a credible mechanism for fair representation and participatory governance.

Final Appeal

The Advisory Council states that this is a moment of extreme danger — but also a moment of historic responsibility.

It has issued the following direct appeal:

“Stop the killing. Release the bodies. Treat the wounded. Restore communications. Open dialogue. Implement the Muzaffarabad Agreement. Respect Haq-e-Hukamrani and Haq-e-Malkiat.”

The Advisory Council further states:

“The people in the Long March are not enemies. They are your own people. Do not fire on civilians. Do not terrorise communities with gunship helicopters or drones. Do not turn a political failure into a human tragedy.”

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