--- title: "AJK police allege JAAC abducted eight highway police personnel during election duty" description: "Most outlets reported that AJK police claimed eight highway police personnel were abducted by the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) during election duty, with the police vowing a strong response. The Express Tribune emphasized the police's warning of “decisive and the harshest possible action,” while Dawn and Daily Times provided similar framing without additional emphasis. Dunya News added that the personnel were allegedly tortured and that the police warned of serious consequences if they were harmed, noting the abductions occurred amid violent protests — a detail not mentioned in the other excerpts." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/3054-ajk-police-claim-jaac-abducted-8-highway-police-personnel site: HarZaviya language: en --- # AJK police allege JAAC abducted eight highway police personnel during election duty pakistan · latest filing 13 Aug 2026, 7:37 PM PKT · 13 Aug 2026 · 6 articles from 5 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that AJK police claimed eight highway police personnel were abducted by the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) during election duty, with the police vowing a strong response. The Express Tribune emphasized the police's warning of “decisive and the harshest possible action,” while Dawn and Daily Times provided similar framing without additional emphasis. Dunya News added that the personnel were allegedly tortured and that the police warned of serious consequences if they were harmed, noting the abductions occurred amid violent protests — a detail not mentioned in the other excerpts. ## Same story from 5 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [Action Committee Members Allegedly Kidnap Eight Highway Police Officers](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1537980/action-committee-members-allegedly-kidnap-eight-highway-police-officers/) · 13 Aug 2026, 7:37 PM PKT > Azad Kashmir Police spokesperson SSP Khawar Ali Shaukat has claimed that members of the banned Public Action Committee attacked security personnel deployed for the elections and kidnapped eight highway police officers. Azad Kashmir police officers kidnapped was reported during a press conference, where the spokesperson also alleged that the officers were tortured and government property […] - **Dunya News** — [AJK police say eight highway personnel abducted by JAAC during election duty](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/967761-ajk-police-say-eight-highway-personnel-abducted-by-jaac-during-electio) · 13 Aug 2026, 3:49 PM PKT · 76% identical wording to the newest filing > AJK police said a banned group abducted eight policemen and tortured them, demanding their release and warning of serious consequences if the personnel are harmed amid violent protests. - **Dawn** — [AJK police claim JAAC 'abducted' 8 highway police personnel on election duty](https://www.dawn.com/news/2022561/ajk-police-claim-jaac-abducted-8-highway-police-personnel-on-election-duty) · 13 Aug 2026, 2:03 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing > Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) police said on Thursday that eight highway police personnel on election duty had been “abducted” by the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC). Addressing a televised press conference, police spokesperson Khawar Ali Shaukat alleged that the JAAC attacked security forces deputed on election duty in the region. “Eight highway police officials on election duty were... - **The Express Tribune** — [AJK SSP says JAAC 'abducted' 8 highway police personnel, vows 'no leniency' in response](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2623669/ajk-ssp-says-jaac-abducted-8-highway-police-personnel-vows-no-leniency-in-response) · 13 Aug 2026, 8:20 AM PKT · 69% identical wording to the newest filing > Says they were abducted during election duty, warns of 'decisive and the harshest possible action' - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Azad Kashmir Police say outlawed protest group kidnapped eight cops on election duty](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2654506/pakistan) · 13 Aug 2026, 4:08 AM PKT · 76% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Police on Thursday accused the outlawed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) protest group of kidnapping eight cops during the recently held elections in the region, warning them that the state’s tolerance should not be mistaken for its weakness. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [AJK Police Accuse JAAC of Working Under Agenda, Seize Weapons](https://harzaviya.com/stories/823-ajk-police-accuse-jaac-of-working-under-agenda-seize-weapons) · 30 Jul 2026 · 3 outlets · 77% related 6 articles from 5 outlets, 13 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. 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