Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq has dismissed allegations by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) over an alleged Indian cipher, calling the claims “baseless propaganda” and a deliberate attempt to weaken state authority.
In an interview with Geo News, Haq said the document circulating on social and national media was not issued by his office but appeared to be a notification from India’s diplomatic mission in Geneva, first surfacing on the dark web. “It is being said that the prime minister brought this cipher. Let me clarify—it was picked up by media, not fabricated by the AJK government,” he said. If the document were false, he argued, New Delhi should have disowned it. “But curiously, there has been silence from India’s Ministry of External Affairs, while some in the action committee claim it was created by me.”
The controversy comes amid a fragile climate of mistrust. Haq’s government had earlier signed an agreement with the JKJAAC after widespread protests over economic grievances, but many of its commitments were never implemented in practice, fueling resentment and sharpening rhetoric against the state.
Haq insisted his government remains open to peaceful dialogue but warned that no one would be allowed to challenge the writ of the state. He accused elements within the JKJAAC of engaging in criminal acts, mobilizing youth with old video clips, and attempting to hijack authority through intimidation. “Nowhere in the world are laws made at gunpoint,” he said.
The prime minister also warned of India’s efforts to destabilize AJK following recent military operations, framing the cipher controversy as part of a broader covert campaign. He reaffirmed that legislative provisions—such as reserved assembly seats for Pakistan and overseas Kashmiris—remain constitutionally protected and non-negotiable.
