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Kashmir Committee formed in Assembly: Kashmir issue as pretext, foreign trips as motive

By: Zulfiqar Ali (Kashmir Investigation Team) MUZAFFARABAD: After decades of silence, the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly has suddenly formed a “special committee” on the Kashmir issue, which some critics believe is a political spectacle rather than a concern for the plight of the Kashmiri people. They sarcastically named it the “Foreign Trips Committee”

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DC Mirpur imposes ban on smuggling of flour, wheat out of district

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Deputy Commissioner Mirpur on Thursday imposed a ban under Section 144 on the smuggling of flour and wheat from Mirpur district to other districts. In a notification issued by DC Yasir Riaz, the ban aims to prevent the smuggling of government-subsidized flour and wheat outside the district, taking into account the significant price difference

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All Parties Alliance protests delay in health cards, welfare funds in Azad Kashmir

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The All Parties Alliance Azad Kashmir has strongly protested against the obstacles in implementing health cards and welfare funds for two years, despite allocating billions of rupees to the state government. Addressing the press conference at Muzaffarabad Central Press Club, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and Chairman All Parties Alliance Shaukat Javed Mir

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JAAC leader urges citizens to boycott September 29 protest

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Chaudhry Ahsan Hameed, student leader of the Jammu & Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), requested the citizens of Azad Kashmir not to attend the September 29 protest call. While talking in an exclusive podcast on Kashmir Digital, he said the writ of the state cannot be challenged, while criticizing the current

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38 dead, over 2000 houses damaged during monsoon rains in Azad Kashmir: SDMA

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): A total of 38 people have died and 31 have been injured due to various rain-related incidents in Azad Jammu and Kashmir during the monsoon season, according to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). According to SDMA data, 2278 houses have been affected so far, many of which

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AJK Supreme Court upholds suspension of Ad Hoc Act 2026

AJK High Court summons Local Government Department over funds release to MLAs

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Kashmir High Court has summoned the Local Government Department on September 15 against the release of funds to the MLAs. The court had ruled in the light of the Local Government Act 1990 and the Rules of Business of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir State Government that members of the

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AJK Election Commission moves to prepare Computerized Electoral Rolls

  MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission has given final approval to the draft of business required documents for the installation of the computerized electoral rolls. The commission also decided to consult political parties for transparent elections in the migrant constituencies. Election Commission Member Syed Nazir ul Hassan Gilani chaired

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Peace in south Asia impossible without Kashmir resolution: APHC

  SRINAGAR (Kashmir English): The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has reiterated that lasting peace in South Asia cannot be achieved without resolving the Kashmir dispute in line with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people. According to Kashmir Media Service, APHC spokesman Advocate Abdul Rashid Minhas in a statement issued in Srinagar, emphasized that Kashmir

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DG SCO inaugurates first-ever women software technology park in Pakistan

  MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Director General SCO, Major General Umer Ahmed Shah, inaugurated Pakistan’s first-ever Women Software Technology Park in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. This landmark initiative marks the 8th STP out of a total of 11 STPs planned in AJK, representing a major milestone in SCO’s commitment to building a digital

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AJK High Court nullifies DHO Jhelum Valley recruitment process

Azad Kashmir High Court seeks govt response on Chief Election Commissioner non-appointment

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir has directed the AJK government to submit a reply by Friday regarding a writ petition filed against the non-appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). Justice Sardar Ijaz Khan heard the petition. The petitioner’s counsel, Raja Sajjad Khan Advocate, alleged a constitutional violation due

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