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Breastfeeding awareness takes center stage in AJK

Breastfeeding awareness takes center stage in AJK

MIRPUR (Kashmir Digital): On the occasion of World Breastfeeding Day, awareness campaigns and rallies are being held at various locations in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. A meeting was held under the chairmanship of District Health Officer Dr. Syed Shafqat Hussain Shah, where participants highlighted the importance of breast milk for a child’s development. The meeting […]

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SDMA launches search operation for missing person swept away in Neelum River

SDMA launches search operation for missing person swept away in Neelum River

NEELUM VALLEY (Kashmir English): The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) Muzaffarabad team, along with other institutions, has launched a search operation to recover the dead body of a young man. The man identified as Mudasir Siddique was swept away while bathing in the Neelum River at Sharda Kharigam yesterday. On the instructions of Deputy Commissioner/Chairman

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Rathoa Haryam Bridge: AJK govt's inefficiency causes Rs 3 billion loss

Rathoa Haryam Bridge: AJK govt’s inefficiency causes Rs 3 billion loss

By: Kashmir Investigation Team MIRPUR: The Rathoa-Haryam Bridge in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, has a lengthy and complex history. Initially approved in 2006 with a budget of Rs 1.394 billion, the project’s cost ballooned to Rs 9.58 billion due to various delays and design changes. The Azad Kashmir government says that in the last financial year,

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Combing operation conducted in Muzaffarabad on instructions of SP Riaz Haider

Combing operation conducted in Muzaffarabad on instructions of SP Riaz Haider

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): A General hold-up, combing operation was conducted in Muzaffarabad on the instructions of SP Muzaffarabad Riaz Haider Bukhari. According to the details, in the light of special instructions issued by SSP Muzaffarabad, a general hold-up was conducted to make security arrangements more effective across the district. The operation aimed to take indiscriminate

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AJK power minister claims govt behind electricity subsidy, rejects JAAC’s protest pressure

LEEPA (Kashmir English): Minister for Power Development Organization (PDO) Azad Kashmir, Chaudhry Muhammad Rashid, made a bold statement regarding last year’s decision to provide electricity to the people at a subsidized rate of Rs3 per unit. In an interview with Kashmir Digital, the government minister stated that the decision was not a result of the Jammu

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Wildlife Dept denies rumors of Wild Boar/Pig meat being sold in Bhimber

Wild boars destroy farmland in Muzaffarabad, threaten livelihoods of farmers

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Wild boars, commonly known as wild pigs, have become a menace for farmers in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Kashmir, and its surrounding suburbs as they destroy valuable crops in mere minutes. These animals have left farmers with significant losses, and the government has not taken any concrete action to mitigate the

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Ghulamullah Awan

Ghulamullah Awan claims joint action committee is being misused by a specific group

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Political analyst Ghulamullah Awan has raised serious concerns about the direction of the Joint Public Action Committee, claiming it is now under the control of a specific group that is pushing its own agenda rather than focusing on public demands. In a recent statement, Ghulamullah Awan said that certain individuals within the

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Hajj policy 2026: Pakistan reduces private sector quota to 30 percent

  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The federal cabinet Wednesday approved the Hajj Policy 2026, bringing in key changes to the distribution of Hajj quotas with the government to start receiving applications for next year’s Hajj from Monday. Under the next year’s Hajj policy, the government Hajj scheme quota has been increased to 70 percent, while the

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