Negotiations between the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) and the federal government have finally borne fruit, with key matters settled and a final agreement expected to be signed soon.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister and member of the government’s negotiating team, Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, confirmed the development in a post on X, expressing optimism about a settlement.
ایکشن کمیٹی آزاد جموں و کشمیر (AJK) سے معاملات طے پا گئے ہیں۔ جلد حتمی معاہدے پر دستخط متوقع ہیں۔ مذاکرات کا آخری دور جاری ہے۔ عوامی مفادات اور امن ہماری ترجیح ہیں۔
— Dr. Tariq Fazal Ch. (@DrTariqFazal) October 3, 2025
“Matters have been settled with the Action Committee of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The final agreement is expected to be signed soon. The last round of negotiations is underway. Public interest and peace are our priorities,” Chaudhry said.
Earlier, Chaudhry had announced that the second round of talks between the government’s delegation — dispatched to Muzaffarabad on the instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif — and JAAC representatives was in progress.
He said the government stood firmly behind the rights of the Kashmiri people, noting that most of their demands, particularly those in the public interest, had already been accepted. “The remaining few demands, which require constitutional amendments, are under discussion,” he added.
The minister stressed that violence was not a solution to any problem and expressed hope that the JAAC would continue to pursue its objectives through peaceful dialogue.
The government’s negotiating team comprised Federal Ministers Rana Sanaullah, Ahsan Iqbal, Sardar Yousuf, Amir Muqam, and Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, alongside Pakistan Peoples Party leader Qamar Zaman Kaira, former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, and former AJK president Sardar Masood Khan.
The official negotiation committee of the AJK government also participated in the talks. The JAAC delegation was represented by Shaukat Nawaz Mir, Raja Amjad Advocate, and Anjum Zaman.
