Pakistan, June 6 -- The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Friday formally banned Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), declaring it a proscribed organisation under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).

The AJK government's Home Department also issued a notification and put JAAC in the First Schedule.

"Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JK-JAAC), also known by names Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) and Awami Action Committee (AAC), is engaged in terrorism, acting in a manner prejudicial to the peace and security of the State, involved in creating anarchy in the State by intimidating the public, promoting hatred, and creating a sense of insecurity in society and the public at large," the notification stated.

It ...