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AJK government’s “Social Protection Program” faces delay despite last year’s profit

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By: Zulfiqar Ali (Kashmir Investigation Team) MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Kashmir government’s much-touted Social Protection Program is unlikely to start this year despite a profit of Rs 1.7 billion last financial year, a Bank of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (BAJK) official told Kashmir Digital. The delay is attributed to the high number of beneficiaries and the need

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hunger strike

Post-1989 Kashmiri Refugees announce hunger strike outside AJK Legislative Assembly

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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The post-1989 Kashmiri Refugees Working Committee has announced plans to take their peaceful protest movement to the streets, including a hunger strike for their rights in front of the AJK Legislative Assembly. The refugee delegation, under the leadership of Uzair Ahmed Ghazali, announced the protest movement during the meeting with the Commissioner

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First women anti-harassment, Child protection centers established in Muzaffarabad

Anti-Harassment committee formed in AJK to protect women

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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): In a groundbreaking move to protect women, the Mustafa Welfare Society has established an anti-harassment committee in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The Mustafa Welfare Society aims to protect the female students studying in educational institutions, teachers, and women working in various government and private institutions. According to the

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Indian Supreme Court seeks reply from Modi government on Kashmir statehood issue

Indian Supreme Court to hear petition on occupied Kashmir’s statehood restoration

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NEW DELHI (Kashmir English): The Indian Supreme Court will hold an important hearing on the petition to restore the statehood of occupied Kashmir on Friday, August 8. The Modi government had abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 on August 5, 2019, and divided it into two union territories. Senior advocate

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Haveli Electricity Department

Police seek arrest of three Haveli Electricity Department employees

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HAVELI (Kashmir English): The Haveli (Kahuta) Police has declared three employees of the Haveli Electricity Department, including two officers, as wanted in a case registered under APC 322. The wanted individuals include Xen Electricity Haveli Muhammad Asim Khan, SDO Electricity Khalid Hussain Shah, and Line Superintendent Hamid Rathore. The police have taken strict action against

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Independence Day

AJK PM Anwarul Haq calls for active participation in Independence Day celebrations

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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Chaudhary Anwarul Haq, called on citizens to participate actively in the Independence Day celebrations and emphasized the deep bond between Pakistan and Kashmir. He made these remarks during an extraordinary meeting in Muzaffarabad today to review the forthcoming national celebrations. Speaking on the occasion,

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Rawalakot

Rawalakot local govt representatives protest against shifting of AJK education board office

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RAWALAKOT (Kashmir English): The elected representatives of the Municipal Corporation Rawalakot have strongly protested the decision to transfer the regional office of the AJK BISE Mirpur from Rawalakot, the divisional headquarters of Poonch. An emergency meeting was held at the Municipal Corporation Office, where Mayor Sardar Abdul Naeem Khan, Deputy Mayor Qazi Nisar, and other representatives

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AJK Supreme Court

AJK Supreme Court orders activation of ‘environmental courts’ across Azad Kashmir

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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Supreme Court issued strict instructions to the AJK government to activate the “environmental courts” across the state to deal with environmental-related issues. Chief Justice Supreme Court Raja Saeed Akram passed the orders on July 1, 2025, in a civil appeal. The court instructed that the decision be communicated

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SC AJK reviews plans to reschedule Golden Jubilee celebrations

SC AJK reviews plans to reschedule Golden Jubilee celebrations

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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): A very important meeting of the officers of the Supreme Court was held in Committee Room No. 1 under the chairmanship of Registrar Supreme Court Mazhar Iqbal to review the rescheduling of Golden Jubilee celebrations. The meeting was attended by Deputy Registrar Supreme Court Syed Faizan Haider, Secretary to Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad

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