AJK SSP says JAAC 'abducted' 8 highway police personnel, vows 'no leniency' in response
Says they were abducted during election duty, warns of 'decisive and the harshest possible action'
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Khawar Ali Shaukat of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) police announced on Thursday that the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) had abducted eight highway police personnel who were deployed during election duty. Shaukat warned the JAAC leadership against challenging the state's authority, stating that "the state will show no leniency towards them."
The police spokesperson addressed a press conference in Rawalakot, expressing the state's determination to maintain its writ, public safety, and the rule of law. Shaukat displayed pictures of the eight allegedly abducted personnel and appealed to the public to distance themselves from the banned JAAC and its violent actions.
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