Kashmir

BARNALA (Kashmir English): After the incident of violence against a young man, Senior Minister of the Azad Kashmir Government and Home Minister Colonel (Retd) Waqar Ahmed Noor took strict notice and directed immediate action. According to the details, the incident of violence against a young man named Akram in Barnala created intense anger and resentment […]

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): In a recent development, the Former PM of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Raja Farooq Haider Khan has given strong reaction to PML-N AJK President Shah Ghulam Qadir’s meeting with Chaudhry Riaz, a senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), has caused a political rift within the PML-N Azad Kashmir. To

BAGH (Kashmir English): The residents of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK ) have been facing extreme weather conditions for the last few weeks. Flash floods have caused massive destruction in AJK, leaving several people stranded and damaging the houses, buildings, and livestock. On the instructions of Deputy Commissioner Bagh Raja Sadaqat Ali, Assistant Commissioner Bagh

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): In a recent development, Pakistan Muslim League Noon (PLM-N) Azad Kashmir President Shah Ghulam Qadir met with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Chaudhry Muhammad Riaz in Islamabad, where they discussed the overall political situation in Azad Kashmir in detail. In the meeting, both leaders agreed that appointments to other key and constitutional

BHIMBER (Kashmir English): Continuous heavy rain in Bhimber and other districts of Azad Kashmir has caused rivers and canals to overflow. According to a spokesperson for Rescue 1122 Bhimber, rescue teams are on high alert and actively deployed on the directives of higher authorities. The public has been urged to stay away from rivers and canals

  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT), along with five other organizations, have strongly condemned India’s ban on 25 scholarly and journalistic books on Kashmir, calling it an unlawful attack on freedom of expression. According to Kashmir Media Service, in a joint statement posted

  BAGH (Kashmir English): Heavy rains caused landslides at various points in Azad Kashmir’s Bagh district, affecting houses, cattle sheds, and road infrastructure. Several roads were closed while there were no reports of casualties. According to details, in Nikki Keer village, a house was completely destroyed by landslide, but the family members remained safe. In

  MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Supreme Court Bar Association (AJK SCBA) has warned that any deviation from the Constitution is unacceptable as it reaffirmed unwavering commitment to the supremacy of the Constitution, the rule of law, and the protection of fundamental rights. AJK SCBA President Javaid Najam-us-Saqib Advocate-led veteran lawyers forum

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English):  An important meeting of the Pakistan Peoples Party PPP Azad Kashmir parliamentary party was held in Islamabad under the chairmanship of Parliamentary Leader Sardar Yaqub Khan. Leader PPP Chaudhry Muhammad Riaz specially attended the meeting, alongside President PPP Azad Kashmir and Member of Assembly Chaudhry Muhammad Yasin, Speaker Legislative Assembly Chaudhry Latif