AJK orders registration of all weapon licences within 10 days
“The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Thursday directed all holders of weapon licences residing in the region to register their licences at the nearest police stations within 10 days, warning…”
The directive applies to holders of all types of weapon licences, irrespective of where they were issued.{{PDF}}Under the notification, station house officers or their designated representatives will record the details of each licence presented for registration and issue registration slips to the holders.
Police stations will also send daily consolidated lists of registered licences to the relevant deputy commissioners or district magistrates and superintendents of police. The notification warns that all licences not registered within 10 days of its publication will be treated as cancelled, regardless of where they were issued.
It further states that anyone found possessing weapons or ammunition without a registered licence will face legal proceedings, which will invariably result in arrest and confiscation of the weapon. The directive comes months after unrest in the region earlier this year left several police personnel and civilians dead, prompting the authorities to impose a curfew.
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Read:AJK police arrest 122 over attacks on law-enforcement personnel, property damage. The unrest followed protests led by the Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee (JAAC) over demands for constitutional and governance reforms. These included the abolition of 12 refugee-reserved seats in the AJK Legislative Assembly, an end to privileges for the political elite and changes to the quota system.
Demonstrations in September and October 2025 escalated into clashes with law-enforcement personnel, leaving at least nine people dead, including three police officers. The government and the JAAC reached an agreement in October covering 12 core and 13 additional points, including the formation of a high-level committee to examine the issue of refugee representation.
Tensions resurfaced in June after the AJK government banned the JAAC and the group called for fresh protests. Subsequent clashes in Rawalakot left four law-enforcement personnel dead and more than 20 injured,. The JAAC disputed the police account and accused security forces of firing on protesters.
In June, the AJK government declared the JAAC a proscribed organisation following escalating protests and clashes over the group's demands. In August, the PML-N formed a government in the region after securing a majority in the AJK elections, with Iftikhar Gilani elected president.
However, tensions have persisted despite the formation of the new government, with protests and clashes reported in Rawalakot.
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