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AJK Food Authority takes strict action against illicit milk import

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Food Authority, Mirpur District, has taken strict action against the import of milk from outside Azad Kashmir. District Food Controller/Food Safety Officer Imtiaz Hussain Lal along with the Food Authority team (Assistant Food Safety Officers Asif Riaz, Mudassir-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Mubeen, Sohail Abbas, Shahryar Ahmed and Assistant Staff […]

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District Bar Mirpur to hold key conference on Kashmir issue on May 24

Kashmir / Areeba

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): In a recent development, the District Bar Mirpur President Chaudhry Mahmood Hussain Plakvi Advocate has announced that lawyers will hold a key conference on May 24 in Mirpur regarding the ongoing situation. According to the President District Bar Mirpur, the key conference will be held under the title ‘Kashmir issue and the

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Free medical treatment announced for Civil Defense volunteers in Azad Kashmir

Kashmir / Kashif Zia

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Director General of Civil Defense, Azad Kashmir, Captain (R) Abrar Azam, has announced that Civil Defense volunteers will receive free treatment and medicines in all public hospitals across the state. DG Civil Defense has written a letter to all District Health Officers across the state, directing them to offer free medical treatment

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PM Shehbaz arrives in Muzaffarabad on one-day visit

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday reached Muzaffarabad, the capital city of Azad Kashmir, on a one-day visit. Upon reaching Muzaffarabad, the Prime Minister was welcomed by the political leadership of Azad Kashmir. He was seen shaking hands with former AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan and other senior

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Historic moment: Kashmiri-origin Dr. Zahid Chauhan awarded honorary “Freemen of Oldham” title

LONDON (Kashmir English): In a proud moment for the Pakistani and Kashmiri community, a Kashmiri-origin figure, Dr. Zahid Chauhan, has been awarded the title of “Honorary Lifetime Freemen of Oldham”. In a historic decision at the annual council meeting of Oldham, Chauhan, a two-time mayor of Oldham, was unanimously appointed as an Honorary Freeman of

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Mentally disabled child allegedly forced to drink poison in Pallandri [Video]

Kashmir, Must Read / Kashif Zia

PALLANDRI (Kashmir English): A heart-wrenching incident has shaken the community, where a mentally disabled child was allegedly forced to drink poison in the presence of his mother in Baral area of Pallandri, Azad Kashmir. The child, identified as Bilal, died shortly after being taken to the hospital. A case has been registered and the accused

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AJK High Court orders reissuance of tenders for three Bagh Road projects

Kashmir / Kashif Zia

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) High Court has ordered the government to re-issue the tender for three major roads in Bagh district within six weeks. As per the details, the incumbent government had cancelled the tenders issued during the tenure of former Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan, on which civial

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180 colleges in remote AJK areas are non-functional, Legislative Assembly told

Education, Kashmir / Tahir Chaudhary

Muzaffarabad (Kashmir English): Azad Kashmir Minister of Higher Education Malik Zafar Iqbal Wednesday told the House that as many as 180 colleges under administrative control of the Higher Education Commission, in remote areas of the state are non-functional. He further said that 570 positions in the Higher Education Department are lying vacant at present.

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VC UAJK underscores importance of communication skills at training workshop

Education, Kashmir / Tahir Chaudhary

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Vice-Chancellor of the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (UAJK), Prof. Dr. Nadeem Haider Bukhari, has said that students enrolled in the university’s affiliated public and private colleges are an integral part of the UAJK academic family. The university, he emphasized, is taking concrete steps to provide these students with quality

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Woman denied bail for looting people posing as lift-seeker

Kashmir, Mirpur / Tahir Chaudhary

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): The District Criminal Court Mirpur rejected bail to a female accused Shazia Younis alias Koko Jan in a case of looting people posing as lift-seeker. The accused, according to police, is involved in serious crimes including robbing strangers who offered her a ride. The accused had previously filed a bail application

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