Claim

Around 80,000 people protested today in Rawalakot, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, against Asim Munir and the Pakistani army; the movement led by the Joint Awami Action Committee has been ongoing for 24 days.

“आज पाकिस्तान के कब्जे वाले कश्मीर यानी पीओके के रावलकोट में लगभग 80 हजार लोगों ने असीम मुनीर और पाकिस्तान की सेना के खिलाफ विरोध प्रदर्शन किया है। यह आंदोलन जॉइंट आवामी एक्शन कमेटी के नेतृत्व में पिछले 24 दिनों से जारी है।”

Rationale

Contemporaneous reporting around July 2, 2026 confirms every specific element of the claim: a mass protest at Rawalakot's Eidgah grounds in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir put at over 80,000 people, on the 24th day of a movement led by the Joint Awami Action Committee, with leaders explicitly denouncing Army Chief Asim Munir and the Pakistani military. The only caveat is that the 80,000 crowd estimate traces to Indian wire agency (IANS) reporting rather than an independent count, and no dedicated Indian fact-checker (AltNews, BOOM, Factly, Newschecker, PIB) had assessed the figure as of the broadcast date, so confidence is high but not absolute.

Evidence

• https://www.socialnews.xyz/2026/07/02/pak-army-gave-guns-to-kashmiris-dont-call-us-terrorists-pok-leader-amid-massive-protests-in-rawalakot/ IANS-syndicated report dated July 2, 2026 (a Thursday) describing over 80,000 protesters at the Eidgah grounds in Rawalakot on the 24th day of anti-government demonstrations coordinated by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) under Sardar Aman Khan, with a 38-point charter of demands. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/what-s-behind-the-anti-pakistan-sentiment-in-pok-as-people-reject-asin-munir-s-dictatorship-2026-06-30-1046706 India TV report dated June 30, 2026 on the same movement entering its 22nd day, with protesters in Rawalakot explicitly rejecting Army Chief Asim Munir's 'dictatorship' — consistent with a 24-day-old movement on July 2. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.terrorismwatch.org/2026/06/pok-protests-intensify-jaac-targets.html Report that JAAC leaders directly targeted Asim Munir and urged government and military employees to resign, corroborating the anti-Munir/anti-army framing of the protests. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://ianslive.in/pakistan-army-gave-us-guns-pok-leaders-explosive-claim-triggers-massive-protests-warns-islamabad-to-vacate-or-face-storm--20260703001057 IANS wire copy repeating the 80,000-strong Rawalakot gathering and 24th-day figure, showing the numbers match contemporaneous wire reporting around the broadcast date. ✓ reachable · archived