MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The federal government has released Rs 9.61 billion as a development grant to the government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. This amount will be used for the completion of various development projects. According to a notification issued by the Finance Division, the amount has been released as a “block allocation” to cover […]
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MUZAFARABBAD (Kashmir English): Afghan citizens residing in Azad Kashmir have approached the High Court against the orders directing them to leave Pakistan by August 31. A writ petition was filed in the Azad Kashmir High Court by Abdul Jabbar and others, Afghan nationals living in the AJK since 1994. The petitioners told the court that
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BHIMBER (Kashmir English): A bomb disposal squad on Thursday defused a landmine in Khoh Pani Bandala village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Bihmber district. A spokesperson for Civil Defense Bhimber said that the mine had flowed into a drain from the Indian side in a village in Samahni and was safely defused. The
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a warning about heavy rain in the upper catchment areas of the Jhelum River, which can cause flooding and landslides in Azad Kashmir. The authority added that the current weather system is active over the upper catchments of the Jhelum and is expected to
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Professor Dr. Anila Kamal has been appointed the Vice Chancellor of Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Bagh, the President AJK office said in a statement. According to the statement, President Azad Kashmir and university chancellor Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry conducted the interviews of three candidates, Professor Dr. Anila Kamal, Professor Dr. Ayesha
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SIRINAGAR (Kashmir English): The recent heavy rains in the Indian illegally occupied Kashmir have broken a 50-year-old record of the heaviest rains and floods, causing severe destruction in the region. According to the administration of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the heavy rains of 360 mm have destroyed dams, rivers, and the infrastructure of the area.
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BHIMBER (Kashmir English): The Bhimber administration and rescue teams successfully rescued a citizen who was fishing in the canal, risking his life during the recent rains and floods in Bhimber According to the administration, this act of the citizen was not only dangerous for his life but also a violation of public safety norms, as
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Private Educational Institutions Registration Authority (PEIRA) has directed private educational institutions to refrain from directly collecting fees from students or pressuring them to deposit fees. According to the circular, all matters related to fees will be settled with the parents or guardians, while using students as messengers
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By Zulfiqar (Kashmir Investigation Team) MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): A proposal has reemerged to send Azad Kashmir Assembly members abroad to “highlight” the Kashmir issue. Still, the pattern remains the same: the same politicians, the same justification, and the same outcome, foreign trips, visas, and comfortable excursions carried out in the name of Kashmir. Ironically, these
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), Turkiye’s state-run aid agency, on Wednesday provided modern rescue equipment to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) of Azad Kashmir to deal with emergency situations. The rescue equipment includes drones, water rescue boats, motorcycle ambulances, safety gear, and other modern tools required in rescue operations.
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