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AJK Information Secretary Muhammad Rashid Hanif on Tuesday said that a significant number of terrorists belonging to Fitna Al Khawarij were present among the protesters of the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
Fitna al Khawarij is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan.
At the outset, Hanif said that there had been some illegal and violent activities in AJK aimed at sabotaging the upcoming phases of the AJK elections.
“The fundamental duty of the state is to maintain law and order, continue the democratic process, and fulfil this responsibility. The state is capable of doing so,” he stressed.
