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Digwar citizens protest over power outages, lack of infrastructure

Digwar citizens protest over power outages, lack of infrastructure

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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The residents of the Digwar region in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Haveli district have launched a protest in order to demand essential services. The protest has led to significant traffic disruption, where the main road at Tongairi Bridge has been blocked causing severe nuisance for the commuters. The protest, which began […]

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Notification for permanent AJK Chief Justice expected today

Notification for permanent AJK Chief Justice expected today

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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Reliable sources have said that a notification for the appointment of Acting Chief Justice Sardar Liaqat Shaheen as the permanent Chief Justice of Azad Jammu and Kashmir High Court is likely to be issued today, on Wednesday, following pressure from lawyers’ organisations. According to sources, the summary regarding Justice Sardar Liaqat Shaheen’s

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Family pension duration limited to 10 years after spouse’s death

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  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The federal government has proposed major changes in the existing pension system in the Budget 2025–26, aiming to rationalise public spending and reduce the growing fiscal burden posed by the pension system in vogue. The duration of family pensions has been capped at 10 years after the death of the spouse,

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Pakistan allocates Rs164m for 1,600 scholarships to occupied Kashmir students

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  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan has allocated Rs164 million in the 2025-26 budget to ensure 1,600 scholarships for students from occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The initiative was originally launched in May 2019 by the Central Development Working Party (CDWP). A sum of approximately Rs2.05 billion was allocated for the scholarship programme in the 2018-19. According to

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Key takeaways from Rs17.573 trillion “growth-oriented” Federal Budget 2025-26

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  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The federal government Tuesday presented the Rs17.573 trillion “growth-oriented” federal budget for the fiscal year 2025-26. Presenting the federal budget in the National Assembly, finance minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb said that the budget for the upcoming fiscal year is the beginning of the strategy especially chalked out to promote a competitive

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Massive deployment of Indian troops turns occupied Kashmir into open-air prison: APHC

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  SRINAGAR (Kashmir English): The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has once again raised alarm over the massive deployment of Indian troops in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), calling the territory a vast open-air prison. It said the presence of Indian troops has transformed civilian life into a state of perpetual fear and

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Non-filers to be barred from purchasing vehicles, immovable property

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  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The government has proposed a series of stringent financial restrictions on non-filers as part of its efforts to broaden the tax base and pave the way for documentation of the economy, in the Federal Budget 2025–26. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, presented the budget in the National Assembly and announced a proposal

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Azad Kashmir to have three Daanish Schools under PSDP 2025-26

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  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The finance minister on Tuesday told the national assembly that 11 new Daanish schools will be established in the country under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2025-26. He said Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan will get three such schools each, Balochistan will get four and one Daanish School

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Budget 2025-26: Federal govt proposes Rs53 billion for Azad Kashmir under development package

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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The federal government has proposed to allocate a total of Rs 53 billion for Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) under the development package in Budget 2024-25. As per the Finance Bill 2025-26, the government has allocated a total of Rs 164 billion in the PSDP for the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK),

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