Ten more placed on Fourth Schedule in Azad Kashmir

MIRPUR: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has placed 10 more residents of the region on the Fourth Schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2014, over their alleged affiliation with the proscribed Jammu and Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JK-JAAC), according to an official notification.

Placement on the Fourth Schedule subjects individuals to monitoring by law-enforcement agencies and may involve legal restrictions relating to movement, political and organisational activities, foreign travel and financial transactions.

According to the AJK Home Department notification, the decision was taken in light of a resolution adopted at the AJK cabinet meeting held on June 5. The AJK President, exercising powers under Section 16(1) of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2014, approved the inclusion of the 10 individuals on the Fourth Schedule.

Those placed on the list are Ijaz Ahmed Khan, Azra Alam, Muhammad Zohaib Khan, Muhammad Nabeel Tabassum, Zeeshan Ahmed, Raja Waseem Sabir, Raja Muhammad Mansoor Khan, Qaiser Kaleem, Hamza Naseer and Nabeela Irshad. According to the notification, two individuals belong to Bagh, one to Muzaffarabad, two to Poonch and one to Sudhnoti, while district details of the remaining four were not provided.

Allegations include their alleged affiliation with banned JAAC

Copies of the notification have been forwarded to the interior ministry, National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra), National Counter Terrorism Aut­hority (Nacta), Federal Invest­igation Agency (FIA), AJK chief secretary, police authorities, commissioners, deputy commissioners and other relevant departments.

However, the notification does not specify individual allegations or activities attributed to the 10 persons.

Published in Dawn, August 10th, 2026