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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): In a groundbreaking move, the newly elected Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, took oath as the 16th Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir today. Due to the illness of Azad Kashmir President Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry, the Prime Minister administered the oath by Azad Kashmir Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Latif Akbar. […]

  JOHANNESBURG (Kashmir English): Kashmir Global Movement (KGM), in partnership with African human rights advocates, convened the Nelson Mandela Kashmir–Africa Peace Seminar in Johannesburg. The event brought together civil society leaders, scholars, diplomats and peace activists from across Africa and the global South in solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Delegates adopted a

  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Reports from various international human rights organizations indicate a significant rise in intolerance and hate speech against religious minorities in India and Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) since the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in 2014. According to Kashmir Media Service, this trend is also reported in occupied

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Newly elected Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, has expressed deep gratitude to Allah Almighty and reaffirmed his commitment to lead with Unity and a sense of responsibility. Addressing the Legislative Assembly, Faisal Rathore thanked the Party leadership and the people of Haveli( his constituency) for trusting

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The session of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly has started under the Speaker of the Assembly, Chaudhry Latif Akbar. Chaudhry Qasim Majeed presented a no-confidence motion against Azad Kashmir Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq in the AJK Assembly session. Chaudhry Qasim presented the name of Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, MLA, as the

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, left the Kashmir House for Muzaffarabad early this morning to attend the crucial session of the Legislative Assembly, where a no-confidence vote against him is scheduled to be held at 3 pm. The premier is seen to have left with scant

  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): India continues to trample international norms with impunity in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). According to Kashmir Media Service, India has become a habitual violator of international laws and human rights conventions, and its illegal abrogation of Kashmir’s special status is a direct assault on international law. Kashmiris stripped