Weapons dealer among 'JAAC-linked network' caught during intelligence-based operation: Tallal Chaudhry
Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry said authorities had traced a “network” allegedly linked to the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), including a weapons dealer. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the minister recalled the government’s move to proscribe the JAAC in Azad Jammu and Kashmir in June. He observed that many questions were raised, including whether the…
Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry announced the capture of a weapons dealer linked to the JAAC network during an intelligence-based operation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The proscription of the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in June prompted questions over whether it was a political decision. Chaudhry displayed a montage of news reporting on JAAC-related incidents in the region, dismissing critics' doubts as lacking factual basis.
The operation began with tracing a man named Zia, who was identified as a weapons dealer operating in AJK for the past eight to ten years. Zia was arrested following a firing incident at Kashmir Mor and found in contact with a person named Majid, who supplied weapons to JAAC member Sardar Amaan. An audio clip of their conversation discussing gun deliveries was played during the press conference.
Chaudhry highlighted the role of Afghanistan in terrorism in Pakistan and the existence of a terror-crime nexus facilitating illegal activities across borders.
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