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Chaudhry Mukhtar takes additional charge of DG Mangla Dam Housing Authority

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Commissioner Mirpur Division Chaudhry Mukhtar Hussain has taken over the additional charge of the Mangla Dam Housing Authority (MDHA) Director General. After his additional appointment, Mukhtar Hussain instructed the employees to perform their duties properly. The Director General reiterated that the five towns will be built on the lines of the Defense […]

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AIOU Mirpur hosts Educational and Career Counselling Open Expo

Education, Kashmir, Mirpur / Tahir Chaudhary

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Mirpur Regional campus hosted its highly anticipated Educational and Career Counselling Open Expo here on Tuesday. The event was aimed to provide students and professionals with valuable career guidance and insights into academic and vocational opportunities. Brig. (R) Prof. Dr. Muhammad Younus Javed, Vice Chancellor Mirpur

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Council of Islamic Ideology 108th meeting marked with legal and educational reforms

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Chief Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan chaired the Council of Islamic Ideology 108th meeting in Mirpur today, where members reviewed legal and educational policies, condemned human rights violations in Kashmir, and passed resolutions on regional conflicts. Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan who served as Council Chairman and Chief Justice directed the 108th Islamic

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Active Western disturbance to bring rain, snowfall across AJK on Feb 20

Mirpur, Weather / Tahir Chaudhary

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): The region of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) is very much likely to experience a spell of rain and snow as a fresh Western disturbance, currently developing over Afghanistan, moves towards the region by February 20, according to the media reports. The meteorological system is expected to bring widespread precipitation across

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Council of Islamic Ideology to hold 108th meeting in Mirpur

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): The Chief Justice of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology has scheduled the 108th meeting of the Council for February 18 2025 in Mirpur, where members will review previous decisions, discuss updates on the Education Policy 2023-40, and finalise recommendations on various matters. The Chief Justice of Azad Jammu

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Govt rolls out POS system in AJK to curb tax evasion

Business, Mirpur, Technology / Laila Tariq

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): The federal government has introduced the Point-of-Sale (POS) system in AJK, starting in Mirpur, to digitise transactions, enhance tax transparency, and curb evasion, with officials and business leaders attending the launch led by PRAL and CBR, yesterday. The federal government expanded the Point-of-Sale (POS) system to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) businesses

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ADB warns of severe water shortage in Pakistan

Mirpur water crisis: Residents struggle to access clean water

Kashmir, Mirpur / Areeba

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Mirpur, also known as Mini London, is in dire straits with the water crisis that has hit the Azad Kashmir city. Hundreds of filtration plants across the city have been closed. People are facing hardships even in obtaining drinking water. According to the residents of Mirpur, part of the city has not

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Citizens stage protest against transfer of SHO Raja Sohail Khan

Govt college students stage protest in Mirpur against hectic exam schedule

Mirpur / Kashif Zia

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Government Postgraduate College Mirpur students staged a protest at Chowk Shaheedan in Mirpur City on Friday against the hectic exam schedule of the Bachelor’s program. The BS students took to the streets against the Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST) administration over their reservations for conducting two exams in one day.

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Urs of Baba Peera Shah Ghazi ends today in Khari Sharif Mirpur

Mirpur / Kashif Zia

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): The two-day annual Urs celebrations of Hazrat Pir Shah Ghazi Qalandar, also known as Damri Wali Sarkar, have come to an end today with religious fervor at his shrine at Khari Sharif on Wednesday. Azad Kashmir Minister for Auqaf and Religious Affairs Muhammad Ahmed Raza Qadri was the chief guest at the closing

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PM AJK for early completion of Rathoa Haryam Bridge

Mirpur / Tahir Chaudhary

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq has directed the authorities concerned to complete the under-construction Rathoa Haryam Bridge project, also known as Mirpur-Islamgarh bridge, within the stipulated time frame. On Wednesday, he conducted a detailed inspection visit to the under-construction Bridge. The Prime Minister was accompanied by

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