The government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK, a Pakistan-administered territory disputed with India) has declared the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), a civil society protest alliance, a proscribed organisation under the region's Anti-Terrorism Act, accusing it of engaging in terrorism and undermining public security. The move comes ahead of a JAAC-called wheel-jam strike on June 9, the same day candidates are due to begin filing nomination papers for AJK's July 27 general elections, with the alliance demanding the abolition of 12 legislative seats reserved for refugees from Indian-administered Kashmir who settled in mainland Pakistan after 1947. Authorities have issued a travel advisory urging visitors to leave the region until June 20, deployed federal paramilitary reinforcements — with requests for over 14,000 additional personnel — and the University of AJK has postponed upcoming examinations, reflecting the scale of tension that has previously turned deadly during JAAC-led protests in 2024 and 2025.