Proscribed Group Unleashes Anarchy Across Rawalakot and Poonch

The spokesperson for the Rawalakot and Poonch district administration has exposed a series of severe violations, unlawful blockades, and violent acts perpetrated by an outlawed extremist group across the region. Armed elements have deliberately disrupted public life, systematically targeting civilians, state infrastructure, educational institutions, and female residents across multiple tehsils.

In a disturbing escalation of harassment, armed agitators in Tehsil Hajira forcefully intercepted women in public spaces, compelling them to remove their veils for forced identification. This aggressive overreach represents a direct assault on civic dignity, local cultural norms, fundamental freedoms, and personal safety in the area.

Extremist factions have established heavily armed positions and defensive emplacements across Rawalakot city, concentrating forces around major public intersections. Armored positions have been identified from Chandni Chowk to D-Chowk, near the primary bus terminal, and around the Tayarmiah vicinity, creating an acute security crisis for local residents.

State workers and public servants face systematic physical violence and intimidation from armed vigilantes enforcing illegal road blockades throughout the district. Extremist elements manning these checkpoints routinely detain, assault, and abuse government employees attempting to carry out their essential administrative duties.

Armed gangs are systematically shutting down public and private educational institutions across Rawalakot and Thorar tehsils by cultivating widespread fear. Forceful closures have paralyzed schools and colleges in Dareek, Hussainkot, Chak, Khaigala, Bajnosea, Jhandali, Dothan, Ban Behak, Baghar, Malle Sumhal, Singola, Paindol, and Jandala.

While deliberately destroying the academic future of local youth through armed coercion, the outlawed group engages in deceptive propaganda to mislead the public. From their protest stages, leaders falsely accuse the government of ordering school shutdowns that their own armed cadres forcibly executed.

The widespread deployment of armed combatants in civilian areas indicates a coordinated strategy to subvert state authority and destabilize the district. By weaponizing public spaces and terrorizing local communities, the proscribed group seeks to establish parallel control and undermine the rule of law.

Coercive tactics targeting children’s education and public infrastructure demonstrate a complete disregard for community welfare and civic stability. Paralyzing essential services and shutting down regional educational networks threatens to inflict long-term socio-economic damage on the youth of Poonch.

District authorities and law enforcement agencies are actively assessing the volatile situation to restore public order and safeguard civilian lives. Enforcing state writ remains essential to neutralizing armed strongholds, securing transport corridors, and protecting vulnerable populations from ongoing vigilante violence.

The provincial administration maintains that illegal blockades, harassment of women, and the forcible closure of schools will not be tolerated under any pretext. Firm legal action and decisive security measures are required to dismantle these illegal positions and restore normal public life.

Local communities must remain vigilant against hostile propaganda designed to obscure the reality of extremist coercion and violence. Sustained state intervention is critical to protecting public servants, restoring institutional continuity, and ensuring the safety of all citizens across Rawalakot and Poonch.

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