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Democratic Freedom Party condemns India’s brutal repression of human rights in Kashmir

  SRINAGAR (Kashmir English): Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) has strongly condemned what it termed the brutal repression of political and human rights in Kashmir by Indian occupation authorities. Referring to use of brute force by the Indian Army on unarmed civilians in occupied Kashmir including a fresh crackdown on political and civil

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Another pregnant woman dies due to inaccessible medical facilities in Neelum Valley

NEELUM VALLEY (Kashmir English): Another pregnant woman lost her life due to the unavailability of timely medical treatment in the Neelum Valley district of Azad Kashmir. As per details, a 20-year-old pregnant woman, a resident of Shounter Valley, was unable to reach the hospital due to the snowfall and the closure of the road, resulting

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Azad Kashmir Minister gives ‘Sadaqah’ for President Zardari’s recovery

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Azad Kashmir Minister for Mangla Dam and Mangla Dam Housing Authority Chaudhry Qasim Majeed donated a goat [Sadaqah] and prayed for the recovery of President Asif Ali Zardari. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader voluntary charited the goat at the People’s Secretariat in Chakswari, Mirpur, the government’s Press Information Department (PID) said. On

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Two arrested for spreading anti-army propaganda in Azad Kashmir

RAWALAKOT (Kashmir English): In a crackdown against hatred against the Pakistan Army on social media, the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Police has arrested the accused in two separate cases.  As per details, Hajira Police arrested the Student Action Committee leader, Arslan Shani, for making baseless and false allegations against the Pakistan Army and sharing fabricated

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Five-day electricity outage schedule for Muzaffarabad issued

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The AJK Electricity Department (AJKED) on Thursday issued a schedule for the electricity outage in several areas of Muzaffarabad from Saturday, April 5, 2025. According to the notification, the electricity will remain cut off on six feeders in the Muzaffarabad sub-division due to necessary maintenance of lines and branch cutting. The load schedule

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Azad Kashmir Assembly’s Rs5 billion spending since 2017 shows govt’s priorities

By: Zulfiqar Ali, Shahzeb Afzal, Shujaat Mir (Kashmir Investigation Team) MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The 53-member Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly has spent an estimated Rs 878.2 million in the current fiscal year, while about Rs 5 billion has been spent on this institution since 2017. The Azad Kashmir Assembly secretariat also holds 392 employees,

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Council of Islamic Ideology Azad Kashmir convened on April 7

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Chief Justice Azad Kashmir Raja Saeed Akram Khan, Chairman Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), has convened the meeting on Monday, April 7, 2025. The 109th meeting, which will be the farewell meeting of the current council, was convened to review its three-year performance. The meeting will be

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Mirpur board withdraws decision regarding Jabbar Barian, Leswa exam centers

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Mirpur has withdrawn its earlier order to shift two Class 9 examination centers during the first annual examinations 2025. Initially, AJK BISE Mirpur chairman Prof. Nazar Hussain ordered the transfer of the exam centers from High School Jabbar Barian

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PM Shehbaz announces ‘major reduction’ in electricity prices

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English):  Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Thursday a Rs7.41 per unit reduction in electricity prices for domestic consumers, pledging further relief as part of efforts to strengthen Pakistan’s economy. With this cut, the electricity rate for households has now dropped to Rs34 per unit, while industrial units have also been granted a

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Neelum Valley attack: FIR registered against suspects in Challiana shooting

NEELUM VALLEY (Kashmir English): Police have registered an FIR against eight suspects in the Neelum Valley attack, including prime accused Tufail Ashraf Mughal, after a late-night gun attack in Challiana on a passenger vehicle belonging to Sango Travel, which resulted in tyre blasts and raised security concerns. A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered at

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