Authorities have traced an alleged network linked to the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), Interior Minister of State Tallal Chaudhry said.
The minister said the network included a weapons dealer who was arrested during an intelligence-based operation (IBO).
Chaudhry made the remarks during a press conference in Islamabad while discussing developments in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Government Links Weapons Dealer to JAAC
The state minister recalled the government’s decision to proscribe JAAC in AJK in June.
He said the decision raised questions about whether the ban was politically motivated.
“At that time too, you were told that they were proscribed with great responsibility, based on the evidence that has reached us, investigation into which is underway and many things have surfaced,” he said.
Chaudhry also addressed questions surrounding audio clips that emerged on social media.
Some questioned whether the clips allegedly linked to JAAC had been generated using artificial intelligence.
The minister subsequently played a montage covering recent incidents and footage that authorities linked to JAAC.
He said the material also included reports concerning attacks on security personnel in AJK.
“Many of our critics continued to criticise these as well without knowing the facts,” Chaudhry remarked.
Weapons Dealer Arrested During Intelligence Operation
According to Chaudhry, authorities captured the alleged network during an IBO that began with tracing a man named Zia.
The minister identified Zia as an AJK resident who had worked as a weapons dealer for several years.
He said Zia had been “working as a weapons dealer for various people for the past eight to 10 years”.
“For the past two years, he has been directly supplying weapons to the closest members of JAAC,” the minister claimed.
Chaudhry said security forces had targeted an IBO following a firing incident at Kashmir Mor.
He added that authorities used information from Zia’s mobile phone to trace his contacts.
According to the minister, Zia was in contact with Majid, who allegedly carried out special tasks for JAAC member Sardar Amaan.
Audio Clip Allegedly Discusses Weapons
Chaudhry said Majid and Amaan had close ties that were widely known among people involved in negotiations concerning JAAC.
The minister said these connections were “known to everyone who has been part of negotiations on this issue in Kashmir or was in contact with JAAC”.
An audio clip was then played, allegedly featuring a conversation between Zia and Majid.
According to Chaudhry, the conversation involved sending armed men and Dragunov rifles.
He said authorities could provide further information about the alleged weapons transactions.
That information, he added, could include weapon costs and the ammunition involved.
Minister Highlights Terror-Crime Network
At the beginning of his press conference, Chaudhry said authorities conduct around 200 IBOs every day.
He also highlighted what he described as the role of Afghanistan and people based there in terrorism in Pakistan.
The minister linked those activities to alleged efforts to destabilise Pakistan.
He further described what he called a “terror-crime network here, which many people call their business but we call it a terror-crime nexus”.
According to Chaudhry, the alleged network facilitates several illegal activities.
These include narcotics smuggling, vehicle smuggling, petroleum product smuggling, and weapons supply.
He said the network allegedly connects ordinary criminals with larger organised networks.
“This entire terror crime network facilitates the kind of actions that in Pakistan appear as terrorism and actions that are sponsored and managed in an organised manner through our eastern and western borders alike, from those two countries unfortunately.”
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