{
  "id": 2630023,
  "title": "AJK PM Rathore urges dialogue to resolve crisis, calls for end to ‘base camp’ mindset",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/ajk-pm-rathore-urges-dialogue-to-resolve-crisis-calls-for-end-to-base",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T19:16:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024593/ajk-pm-rathore-urges-dialogue-to-resolve-crisis-calls-for-end-to-base-camp-mindset"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore expressed concerns over the challenges his incoming government would face, particularly in dealing with the situation caused by the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) movement. Rathore urged dialogue as the sole way to resolve the crisis. He highlighted the current state of affairs could become \"alarming\" and placed responsibility on the PML-N to restore peace in the region. Referring to JAAC's demands, Rathore mentioned that the body had sought the right to ownership, but it was deprived of the right to representation. He also supported the proposal to establish a truth and reconciliation commission, suggesting it could provide all stakeholders a way out of the crisis. The AJK premier endorsed this proposal following the regional government's declaration of JAAC as a proscribed organization and placing it under the First Schedule of the region's anti-terrorism act.",
  "summary": "MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore on Saturday said the biggest challenge for the incoming government would be to deal with the situation caused by the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee’s (JAAC) movement, stressing that dialogue was the only way to resolve the crisis. Speaking to a group of journalists at Kashmir House, Rathore said the current…",
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "AJK PM Rathore urges dialogue to resolve AJK crisis, calls for end to ‘base camp’ mindset",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/ajk-pm-rathore-urges-dialogue-to-resolve-ajk-crisis-calls-for-end-to",
        "published": "2026-08-22T17:26:22.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}