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Five-day anti-polio campaign starts on April 21 in AJK

  MIRPUR (Kashmir English): A five-day door-to-door anti-polio campaign will begin in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on April 21 (Monday). The campaign aims to administer polio vaccine drops to every child below the age of five in all districts of Azad Kashmir, including Muzaffarabad, Neelum, Jhelum Valley (Hattian), Bagh, Haveli, Poonch, Sidhnoti, Kotli, Mirpur, and […]

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5 day polio eradication campaign launched in Muzaffarabad

Azad Kashmir to vaccinate 0.74 Million children against polio

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): A five-day door-to-door polio campaign is set to begin in Azad Kashmir from April 21 to April 25, 2025. The campaign aims to administer polio vaccine drops to every child below the age of five in all districts of Azad Kashmir, including Muzaffarabad, Neelum, Jhelum Valley (Hattian), Bagh, Haveli, Poonch, Sidhnoti, Kotli, Mirpur,

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Muzaffarabad Food Authority

Muzaffarabad Food Authority destroys expired items, fines shopkeepers

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): To ensure the public has access to safe, unadulterated, and quality food, the Muzaffarabad Food Authority conducted a surprise inspection in the Old Secretariat Market. During the operation, expired food items were seized and destroyed on the spot. Muzaffarabad Food Authority, Azad Jammu and Kashmirs (AJK) imposed a fine of Rs10,000 on food

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AJK govt allocates funds for District hospital

AJK govt allocates funds for District hospital, jail in Rawalakot

RAWALAKOT (Kashmir English): The Azad Kashmir government has been working on various projects to improve the living standards of people of Kashmir. Commissioner Poonch Division Masood-ur-Rehman stated that the Rawalakot is rich in natural beauty and the Azad Kashmir government is providing millions of rupees to improve the standard of living of the people. He mentioned

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Muzaffarabad Food Authority

Muzaffarabad Food Authority seizes unregistered oil in quality crackdown

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Muzaffarabad Food Authority has intensified its ongoing campaign against unregistered, substandard, and potentially harmful food items being sold in the region. The latest operations were carried out on Neelum Valley Road at the Deolian checkpoint, where food authority teams inspected food items being transported in delivery vehicles. The team conducted complete inspections

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Azad Kashmir Food Authority

Azad Kashmir Food Authority enforces medical tests for food handlers

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Food Authority issued a directive on April 10, 2025, requiring food business workers in Muzaffarabad and Jhelum Valley to undergo medical tests within ten days to ensure food safety. The Azad Kashmir Food Authority now demands regular medical tests from everyone who operates in food services throughout Azad

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Muzaffarabad Food Authority

Muzaffarabad Food Authority cracks down on hygiene violations, seals fast food centre

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Muzaffarabad Food Authority continues its operations in line with the directives issued by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, sealing a fast-food centre today for hygiene violations. In a recent crackdown, a popular fast food centre located in the Shaukat Line area of Muzaffarabad Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) was sealed for violating

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Health Card Service

Azad Kashmir’s Health Card Service still suspended after 15 months

SUDHNOTI (Kashmir English): The Health Card Service for 1.2 million families in Azad Jammu and Kashmir(AJK) is still not restored, even after 15 months, causing severe difficulties for patients and their families According to a report by Kashmir Digital, over 1.2 million families in Azad Kashmir have been unable to access healthcare treatment for the

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Around 675 infants, 27 mothers lose their lives every day in Pakistan: WHO

  ISLAMABAD/UNITED NATIONS (Kashmir English): Around 675 infants under one month old and 27 mothers lose their lives every day in Pakistan due to preventable complications, World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. The death rate is leading to over 246,000 newborns and nearly 11,000 maternal deaths annually, according to the United Nations and the WHO.

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Unhygienic drinks

Unhygienic drinks in Muzaffarabad, authorities warn against harmful beverage stalls

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Unhygienic drinks in Muzaffarabad with unhealthy and possibly dangerous ingredients are available at different street locations in the inner areas of the city, which concerns public health safety. Stalls in inner Muzaffarabad unlawfully target both local citizens and visiting inhabitants to share substandard drink products, which may threaten public wellness. Kashmir Digital

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