A massive “Pakistan Zindabad” rally was held in Muzaffarabad, where residents of Azad Jammu and Kashmir strongly rejected the narrative of the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC).
The rally demonstrated a clear message against a malicious agenda to disturb law and order in Azad Jammu and Kashmir under external influence. The banned action committee is pursuing such objectives, but it has failed in its efforts.
A large number of citizens participated in the rally, chanting slogans in support of Pakistan. Participants displayed national flags of Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir on their vehicles as a sign of solidarity.
During the event, portraits of Pakistan’s civil and military leadership were also displayed on vehicles as a gesture of respect and appreciation.
Locals in Muzaffarabad openly rejected what they called the misleading narrative of the banned Joint Awami Action Committee, stating that such attempts to destabilise the region’s peace were being firmly resisted by the public.
The rally, held in Muzaffarabad, was seen as a demonstration that the people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir stand firmly against the objectives of the banned Action Committee and in support of Pakistan.
On the other hand, the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) sit-in at Rawalakot’s Drek Eidgah failed to attract public support, with the large number of empty chairs at the venue reflecting what many see as a clear rejection of the group by the majority of the population, according to a report.
The JAAC had called people to Rawalakot under the banner of fundamental rights and sought to create the impression that it could exert pressure on state institutions through a mass gathering, disrupt the system, and establish a front against the state. However, these efforts appear to have fallen short of expectations.
As the group’s agenda and narrative became more widely known, including allegations of anti-state and anti-Pakistan rhetoric, public support reportedly declined. Observers point to the sparsely attended sit-in as evidence that the group no longer enjoys significant public backing or a broadly accepted narrative.
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