Kashmir

  MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): An appeal has been filed in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Supreme Court against the High Court’s decision to abolish the 1989 refugee quota. Senior legal experts Sardar Resham Khan Advocate and Mehmood Akhtar Qureshi Advocate, on behalf of Qazi Imran and Chaudhry Abdul Wahid, filed an appeal against the

  LEH, Occupied Kashmir (Kashmir English): Indian police on Friday arrested prominent activist Sonam Wangchuk for allegedly inciting people for protests in the Himalayan territory of Ladakh that left at least five people dead, a lawyer said. Demonstrations for greater political autonomy for the thinly populated, high-altitude region bordering Pakistan and China turned deadly on

  LEH, Occupied Kashmir (Kashmir English): Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has said that his imprisonment can create more problems for the government than his freedom and called the Indian home ministry’s act of blaming him for recent violent protests in Ladakh a “scapegoat tactic”. According to Kashmir Media Service, Sonam Wangchuk, reacting to the Indian

NEELUM (Kashmir English): A man was caught impersonating an Army Major in Pakistan Army and planning to marry a married woman for the second time in Neelum Valley. The suspect, named Farkat Butt from Boor Bala, Neelum Valley, falsely claimed to be a resident of Gujar Khan and showed the victim’s family false dreams of

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir Chaudhry Anwarul Haq has warmly welcomed the meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and US President Donald Trump. Earlier today, US President Donald Trump hosted PM Shehbaz Sharif for talks at the White House, where both discussed regional security and cooperation along the lines of counter-terrorism, among

JHELUM VALLEY (Kashmir English): An important meeting was held today under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Jhelum Valley, Ms. Benish Jaral, regarding the law and order situation in Jhelum Valley. Several prominent personalities attended the meeting, including the SP Jhelum Valley Abbas Ali Gardezi, DSPs, Assistant Commissioner Kamran Khan, Revenue Officer, dignitaries of the area,

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The recent floods in Pakistan have severely affected the agricultural sector of Pakistan. The farmers in Punjab were the most affected, which has caused an increase in vegetable and fruit prices across Pakistan The residents of Azad Kashmir have also been affected by inflation; the prices of daily necessities, including fruits and vegetables,

LADAKH (Kashmir English): At least four people were killed and 70 were injured in firing by Indian forces, as a civil disobedience movement against Indian brutality started in the Ladakh region. According to Kashmir Media Service, violent protests are taking place in Ladakh, due to which Ladakh is coming out of India’s grip. The Indian