Confusion Surrounds Reported Arrest of JAAC Leader Shaukat Nawaz Mir

Official silence fuels confusion on ‘arrest’ of JAAC leader Shaukat Nawaz Mir

MUZAFFARABAD: Con­fusion prevailed on Tuesday over the reported arrest of proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) core leader Shaukat Nawaz Mir, as activists claimed he had been taken into custody, while officials refrained from confirming the development. A resident of Muza­ffarabad, Mir is among the four core JAAC leaders for whose capture the government had offered a Rs10 million reward. He also faces sedition charges, and has been evading arrest since the ‘head money’ was announced...

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