ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The federal government is expected to reduce diesel and petrol prices by up to Rs11.50 per litre starting December 16, providing significant relief to consumers. Sources said that the petrol price could see a slight reduction of Rs 0.36 per litre, while the diesel price will be lowered by Rs 11.50 per […]
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): A high-level meeting chaired by Minister for Finance, Chaudhry Qasim Majeed, reviewed the implementation of cabinet decisions and the progress on the agreement reached between the government and the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC). The meeting was attended by the Secretaries of Law, Electricity, Services, Higher Education, Information, and other senior officials.
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicted rain-thunderstorm and snowfall over the hills in the western and northern parts of the country, including Azad Kashmir, from December 13 and 15. In a statement, the Met Office said that “a shallow western disturbance is likely to approach western parts of the country on the night of
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LAHORE (Kashmir English): President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Azad Kashmir, Shah Ghulam Qadir, on Friday gave a detailed briefing to the party chief and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the upcoming general elections and the current political situation. PML-N President Nawaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting of party officials from Azad Jammu and
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DUBAI (Kashmir English): Centuries by Ahmed Hussain and Sameer Minhas, followed by a ruthless bowling effort, led Pakistan to defeat Malaysia (Pak U19 vs Malaysia U19) by 297 runs in their ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025 campaign opener at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai on Friday. Set a daunting 346-run target, Malaysia’s batting unit
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BHIMBER (Kashmir English): The Barnala sub-division of Bhimber district has witnessed an increase in illegal hunting of the rare Alexandrine parrot, also known as the Indian raw parrot, as illegal hunters catch the birds using nets and smuggle them to Punjab for higher profits. According to officials, the Wildlife Department, working jointly with several international NGOs,
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ISLAMABAD (APP): The World Bank has approved $400 million in financing for a new project to provide safely managed water, sanitation, and basic hygiene services, and help improve the institutional and financial performance of local urban administration in Punjab province. The Punjab Inclusive Cities Program (PICP) would support the improvement and rehabilitation of water supply
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MIRPUR (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Mirpur has declared the e-marking for the Intermediate First Year 2025 examinations as “satisfactory”. It came following a multi-tier scrutiny conducted by both local committees and the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE), comprising subject experts from
MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has given administrative approval to the construction of three new hydropower projects across the region. The separate notifications issued by the Energy and Water Resources Department stated that these projects were approved by the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) in its meeting held on October
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The federal government has reached out to the government of Azad Kashmir to allocate land for the establishment of a Daanish School in the Forward Kahuta district. In a letter written to the Chief Secretary of Azad Kashmir, the Ministry of Federal Education has “requested a suitable parcel of land be allocated for
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