MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The next round of negotiations between the Jammu and Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) and the Government of Pakistan will be held in Muzaffarabad on May 30, amid expectations of a breakthrough on key constitutional and political issues.
According to details, the Chief Secretary of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has issued formal invitations to core members of the JAAC, including Shaukat Nawaz Mir, and the government’s negotiators for a meeting scheduled for 11 am on May 30 in Muzaffarabad.
The invitation states that discussions will focus on the issue of reserved seats for refugees of Jammu and Kashmir and other pending matters.
The meeting has gained significant importance as the Joint Awami Action Committee has already announced a protest call for June 9 if unresolved issues are not addressed.
Sources further said that the May 30 meeting will include members of the larger federal committee formed on October 4, 2025, including federal ministers Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, Rana Sanaullah, and Amir Muqam.
Representatives of the Government of Pakistan are once again attempting to resolve the issues through dialogue and avoid further political agitation in the region.
There have been several rounds of talks between the JAAC and the negotiation committee formed by the federal government.
Earlier on May 11, the federal government’s negotiating committee met with the JAAC, where both failed to reach an agreement to end its proposed strike call for June 9.
The government’s representatives say that out of the 38-point Charter of Demand of the JAAC, 37 points have either been fully implemented or practical progress is underway, while only one point is related to the seats of refugees residing in Pakistan, which is a constitutional matter and is under consideration in the Constitutional Committee.
