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BISP launches countrywide awareness campaign for survey registration

  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has launched an extensive awareness initiative across the country to educate people on the registration process for its dynamic survey, a mean to access financial assistance under the Benazir Kafalat Program. The Benazir Kafalat Program was launched across Pakistan in 2008 and has been a

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Kashmir is firmly back on international radar: Sardar Masood Khan

  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Kashmir is once again at the centre of international attention — and this time, the global community is more aware than ever of India’s duplicity and Pakistan’s principled stance, said Ambassador Sardar Masood Khan, former president of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan’s former envoy to the United States, China, and the

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India’s attempts to alter Kashmir’s status will fail, says report

  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): India’s efforts to change the disputed status of Jammu and Kashmir through force and restrictive policies will ultimately fail, according to a report by Kashmir Media Service. The Indian government’s actions since revoking Article 370 and 35A in August 2019 have led to increased militarization, rights abuses, and demographic changes in

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Debt-ridden Mirpur man surrenders to police without committing any crime

  MIRPUR (Kashmir English): In a heart-wrenching incident from Mirpur district of Azad Kashmir, a man burdened by mounting debts walked into a police station to surrender — not for a crime he committed, but for the one he intended to. His conscience, however, stopped him from doing so. According to reports, a resident of

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AJK Council election

Audit report reveals millions lost due to mismanagement of AJK Council lodges in Islamabad

By Zulfiqar Ali (Kashmir Investigation Team) MUZAFFARABAD: The Auditor General’s audit report, released for the Fiscal Year 2024-25, has revealed that the Azad government incurred a loss of Rs 43.04 million due to the non-use of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Council Lodges in recent years. The audit, conducted between July 2018 and June 2021,

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BISE Mirpur

Chairman AJK BISE Mirpur’s extension sparks concerns over political patronage

MIRPUR (Safeer Raza Chughtai): The Azad Kashmir government has extended the term of the Chairman of the AJK Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Mirpur, Chaudhry Nazar Hussain, for another two years, raising concerns over the political patronage in the state. A formal notification has been issued, retaining Chaudhry Nazar Hussain for an extended

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DC Bhimber initiates inquiry into bribery allegation against Patwari

BHIMBER (Kashmir English): Deputy Commissioner Bhimber on Tuesday initiated an inquiry against Sajjid Mehmood, Patwari at the District Revenue Department Bhimber, for taking bribes. As per the details, a citizen, Muhammad Saad, filed a complaint against Patwari, accusing him of taking a bribe of Rs 110,000. The complainant said that Patwari Sajid allegedly demanded a

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Jhelum River

“Exceptional High Flood” warning issued for Jhelum River at Mangla

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) of Azad Kashmir has predicted the “exceptional high flood” conditions in the catchment areas of the Jhelum River at Mangla Dam in the next 24 hours. The Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicted a flood ranging between 350,000 to 450,000 cusecs

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Newly-wed couple shot dead in Muzaffarabad, accused arrested within ten hours

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): In a tragic incident, a husband and wife were shot dead in their house in Daulat Colony in Upper Chattar area of Muzaffarabad on Wednesday night. Secretariat Police Muzaffarabad arrested the accused, Shahzad Khan, within ten hours for murdering his ex sister-in-law and her husband. A team led by SHO Secretariat Javed

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