RAWALAKOT (Kashmir English): A miscreant associated with the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) was killed in an exchange of fire with security personnel at Rai Chowk in Rawalakot on Tuesday afternoon, security officials said. The incident took place when a man identified as Faizan, a resident of Chak Damni, Rawalakot, allegedly opened fire on Rangers
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): All markets, roads, transport services and educational institutions in Muzaffarabad district are operating normally, according to a press release issued by the Deputy Commissioner, Muzaffarabad. The district administration said that all markets across the district remain open as usual, while public and private transport services are also functioning normally. Traffic is reported
MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) leader Khawaja Farooq Ahmed has been arrested from his residence in Muzaffarabad on Monday evening ahead of the party’s planned long march towards Islamabad on September 27. According to sources, a heavy contingent of police raided former Opposition Leader AJK Assembly Farooq’s home in the
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Two candidates from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Saturday submitted their nomination papers for the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) presidential election. According to the regional election commission spokesperson, ruling PML-N’s Dr Najeeb Naqi and PPP’s Chaudhry Latif Akbar submitted their papers to the returning officer, Justice (retd)
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Minister of Education for Azad Jammu and Kashmir has imposed a complete ban on teachers and employees of the Education Department visiting the Ministry of Education, the Secretariat, and other offices during teaching or official working hours without the permission of the competent authority. A formal circular regarding this matter has
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir High Court has fixed a hearing for a petition challenging the election victory of former AJK Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore. The petition, filed by rival candidate Chaudhry Mohsin Aziz, will be heard on October 6. Faisal Rathore emerged victorious in the LA-17 Haveli constituency with 33252
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Iftikhar Gillani, on Thursday chaired the first formal meeting of the newly formed cabinet, discussing the priorities and important issues for the new government. The meeting of the cabinet was held at the Prime Minister’s Secretariat and was attended by cabinet members, the chief secretary, and
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BHIMBER (Kashmir English): Following the imposition of Section 144 in Mirpur District, the authorities of Azad Kashmir have extended the orders to Bhimber District. According to the notification issued by District Magistrate Bhimber, Chaudhry Muhammad Tariq, a complete ban has been placed on the gathering of five or more people in one place, as well as
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MIRPUR (Kashmir English): A tragic incident was reported in the Mangla Canal area within the jurisdiction of Mangla Cantt Police Station, where police have arrested a man accused of throwing his three young children into the canal. According to police, the accused, identified as Zeeshan Farooq, allegedly threw his children, eight-year-old Fajar, five-year-old Umar Zeeshan,
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): An intelligence-based operation (IBO) has uncovered external linkages of an armed network operating in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) under the guise of public rights, the Federal Ministry of Interior said in a statement. The ministry also posted a video of an arms dealer, Zia, on X, confessing to supplying weapons and
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