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India pursuing systematic disempowerment of Kashmiris since 2019

  SRINAGAR (Kashmir English): Analysts and political observers have said that the Modi-led Indian regime has, since August 5, 2019, pursued a systematic agenda of political, constitutional, cultural, and economic disempowerment of the Kashmiri Muslims in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). According to Kashmir Media Service, they maintained that the illegal and unilateral […]

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AJK: Stormy rains in Poonch Division create catastrophic scenes

  RAWALAKOT (Kashmir English): The stormy rain in Rawalakot and its surroundings created catastrophic scenes with several settlements inundated and structure damaged. Poonch Division also bore the brunt of the heavy rains and several areas were severely affected by the sudden surge in seasonal streams. In the affected areas, the foundations of dozens of houses

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Flooding in rivers: Indian mines enter Azad Kashmir, alert issued

  MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): There are widespread reports of Indian mines (small bombs) appearing in streams in various areas of Azad Kashmir due to rains and subsequent flooding in rivers. “Please do not touch any such object. Those living near the LOC should especially keep their children away from any suspicious object,” read an alert

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AJK SC accepts appeals for hearing against Quran teachers’ dismissal

  MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Supreme Court Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has accepted for regular hearing six different appeals filed by the Education Department against the High Court’s decision regarding the dismissal of 496 Quran teachers. A two-member Supreme Court bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Naseem and Justice Raza Ali Khan accepted for

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AJK PM inaugurates solar street lights in Mang bazaar in Sudhanoti

SUDHANOTI (Kashmir English): Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, on Monday, inaugurated the solar street lights installed in Mang Bazaar in Sudhanoti district. The Local Government Department has installed 45 street lights in Mang at a cost of Rs 6 million, the press release issued by the government’s PID said. On the occasion,

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UAJK announces online classes for one week

Universities closed in Azad Kashmir due to harsh weather conditions

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (UAJK) Muzaffarabad, and the University of Poonch Rawalakot on Monday announced several holidays amid the prevailing harsh weather conditions. According to the notification issued by UAJK, the university will be closed for five days, from August 19 to August 23, 2025. “All academic and administrative activities

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AJK Food authority cracks down on schools over unsafe water for children

Week-long school holidays announced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

PESHAWAR (Kashmir English): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has announced week-long school holidays in all government and private educational institutions in the winter zone (mountainous) districts of the province. The KP Elementary and Secondary Education Department has issued a notification in this regard. The notification stated that, given the “impending threats of cloudbursts, flash flooding, landslides

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University lecturer swept away as flash floods submerge Rawalakot, other AJK districts

RAWALAKOT (Kashmir English): The devastation from monsoon rains triggered flash floods continues across Pakistan, including Azad Kashmir, as a female university lecturer was swept away by drain water in Rawalakot on Monday. According to the police, the University of Poonch lecturer, Dr  Lala, was swept away in a flash flood while driving through a drain near

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AJK Supreme Court adjourns plea for urgent hearing of petition against PM Haq’s election

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Supreme Court of Azad Kashmir has adjourned the hearing on a plea for an urgent hearing of the constitutional writ petition against the election of Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq. The petition filed by former Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan alleges that Anwarul Haq’s election as Prime Minister is contrary to

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