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Election campaign for AJK polls to end at midnight on August 1

Election campaign for second phase of AJK polls to end tonight

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Election Commission of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has announced that the election campaign for the elections in the 12 constituencies of Muzaffarabad Division and the refugees’ constituencies in Pakistan will officially end at 12:00 midnight between July 31 and August 1, ahead of polling scheduled for August 2. In a […]

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Bilawal Bhutto Federal Ministers meeting

Bilawal Bhutto, Federal Ministers hold high-level meeting in Muzaffarabad

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Federal Ministers on Thursday held a high-level meeting to discuss the overall political situation, the electoral environment, and the law and order situation of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The meeting was held at a private hotel in Muzaffarabad earlier today, where top leadership

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Truth and Reconciliation Commission

AJK Assembly passes resolutions backing Truth and Reconciliation Commission

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed two resolutions supporting the establishment of an independent “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” to investigate the recent unrest in the state and condemning the statements made by federal ministers on the recent crisis. Two separate resolutions, presented by Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob

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AJK BISE Mirpur inte exams

AJK BISE Mirpur takes major decision on postponed intermediate exams

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Mirpur has decided to wait until August 10 before taking a final decision on the conduct of intermediate examinations, which were delayed due to the prevailing security situation in the region. A board meeting held on July 29 decided

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Weather update: Intermittent rain expected in Azad Kashmir

Weather update: Intermittent rain expected in Azad Kashmir

  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): A new powerful spell of rain is likely to hit parts of the country until August 5, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). It has issued instructions to relevant institutions to stay alert. Rain was recorded in several areas of Azad Kashmir, Rawalpindi, and Islamabad on Tuesday night. According to

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AJK Assembly condemns federal ministers for recent statements on Kashmir

  MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Wednesday strongly condemned the statements made by federal ministers on the recent incidents in Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir. The session was chaired by Speaker Assembly Chaudhry Latif Akbar.  Through a resolution presented by former President and Prime Minister / MLA Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan,

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Internet restored in Muzaffarabad

Internet restored in Muzaffarabad division ahead of polls

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Internet services have started to be restored in Muzaffarabad and surrounding districts late Wednesday after 54 days of shutdown, a few days before the second phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) electio­­ns, scheduled to be held on August 2. As per details, internet services have been restored in Muzaffarabad, Jhelum

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JAAC sharing AI-generated images

Banned JAAC spreading propaganda by sharing AI-generated images

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Social media platforms attributed to the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) are sharing AI-generated and edited images to give the impression that law enforcement agencies have been killing and injuring citizens in Mirpur. Questions have been raised over several images circulating on the Overseas Joint Awami Action Committee’s Facebook page. One

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AJK Police say over 350 personnel injured by banned JAAC miscreants

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Police have alleged that thousands of members of the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) were armed and attacked police personnel in groups during recent protests in Rawalakot and surrounding areas. Addressing a press conference in Muzaffarabad, AJK Police spokesperson SSP Muhammad Riaz Mughal claimed that more

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AJK registration of private schools

AJK govt cancels registration of 13 private schools in Poonch

POONCH (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has cancelled the registration of 13 private schools in Poonch and Sudhanoti districts over their participation in anti-state activities, the Secretariat Elementary and Secondary Education said in a notification. “The Chairperson of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Private Educational Institutions Registering Authority has accorded approval to

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