MUZAFFARABAD: Inspector General (IG) Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Police Liaquat Ali Malik has said that the news of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) regarding the closure of roads is completely contrary to the facts.
While holding a press conference in Muzaffarabad, he expressed regret that an international organization like the BBC published this news without verifying the ground realities.
The IG AJK said that at present all the roads in Azad Kashmir are open and there is no closure anywhere except a few roads in Rawalakot.
He clarified that we are currently going through an era of hybrid warfare, where new narratives are fabricated by distorting the reality, so the public should first verify any news instead of reacting immediately to it.
He revealed that miscreants are continuously spreading false propaganda about the overall situation in Azad Kashmir. The miscreants of the banned organization are involved in road blocking, who not only forcibly stop food-carrying vehicles but also loot them and torture the drivers.
IG Liaquat Ali Malik further said that due to these negative actions of the miscreants, ordinary citizens are facing severe difficulties.
Usman Mushtaq announces disassociation from JAAC on return from Rawalakot sit-in
Meanwhile, Usman Mushtaq, an active member of the banned Joint Awami Action Committee and a close associate of Khawaja Mehran, has announced complete disassociation from the organization and separated himself from all its activities and ideologies.
Usman Mushtaq said in his statement that he had participated in the Rawalakot sit-in with Khawaja Mehran, but after observing the situation there, he realized that the organization had deviated from its initial demands and public rights agenda.
He said that initially the Awami Action Committee was raising its voice on public issues like flour, electricity and health cards, on the basis of which he supported it, but later it became clear that the organization’s current behavior and activities reflected another agenda rather than public rights.
He especially appealed to the youth not to be part of any kind of propaganda or provocation, to perceive the facts and to stay away from elements that try to mislead them.
