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Chaudhry Yasin to CEC internet restoration

AJK Election: Chaudhry Yasin writes to CEC seeking immediate internet restoration

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Chaudhry Muhammad Yasin on Tuesday wrote to the AJK Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Ghulam Mustafa, demanding the immediate restoration of internet services across the region before the upcoming general elections, scheduled to start on July 27. Yesterday, while talking with Kashmir Digital, Chairman

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Election Commission announces schedule for Presidential election

AJK Election 2026 schedule changed

Kashmir / Areeba

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission has revised the schedule for the AJK General Elections. According to the details, Azad Kashmir elections will be held in phases. On 27 June, elections will be held in Mirpur division, on 2 August in Muzaffarabad division, and on 10 August in Poonch division for

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Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz to visit Muzaffarabad today

Kashmir / Areeba

LAHORE (Kashmir English): Pakistan Muslim League (N) President Mian Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz are scheduled to visit Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Kashmir, today, where they will participate in important political and public activities. All arrangements are being finalized in connection with this visit so that security and other facilities can

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PDMA issues high alert as torrential rains continue across northern areas

Kashmir, Pakistan / Areeba

MUAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Heavy monsoon rains, flash floods and cloudbursts have caused widespread destruction across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, severely damaging homes, businesses, roads, bridges and electricity infrastructure in Mansehra, Naran, Bagh and Neelum Valley. According to officials, torrential rainfall triggered flash floods in Nala Mahal, Nala Mahlawani and Katha Piran Nala,

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Former Muslim Conference President Jaral boycotts AJK election

Kashmir / Tahir Chaudhary

BHIMBER (Kashmir English): Former President of the Muslim Conference party, former Minister of the Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and prominent political and social figure of Constituency LA 5 Barnala, Mirza Shafiq Jaral Advocate, has announced a boycott of the 2026 Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly elections in view of the

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Govt employees, election staff cast votes in AJK LA elections

Kashmir / Tahir Chaudhary

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Voting for government employees and duty staff for AJK Legislative Assembly elections concluded peacefully across multiple divisions of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, with the official count scheduled for election day. The polling continued from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on 20 July. In Rawalakot Division sans Rawalakot and Sudhnoti districts, 4,278 votes

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Muzaffarabad traders distance themselves from JAAC shutdown call

Muzaffarabad / Kashif

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Traders in Muzaffarabad have disassociated themselves from the proscribed Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee’s (JAAC) call for a shutdown on July 22, 2026. In a video message, Acting Chairman Markazi Anjuman-i-Tajran Muzaffarabad Division, Gohar Kashmiri, said that they will not support the JAAC’s call, adding that all markets and shops in

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AJK Election: Polling for govt employees ends peacefully

Kashmir, Must Read / Kashif

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Polling for government employees assigned election duties in the general election concluded peacefully in all constituencies in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), except in Sudhanoti and Poonch districts, on Monday. As per details, around 30,000 government employees cast their ballots at polling stations established in the offices of District Returning Officers in

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Nawaz Sharif election campaign Muzaffarabad

Nawaz Sharif to kick off election campaign with rally from Muzaffarabad tomorrow

Kashmir, Must Read / Kashif

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif is set to kick off his election campaign in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) with a public rally in Muzaffarabad on July 21, ahead of the polls, scheduled to be held on July 27. Former Prime Minister and Chief Minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz, will

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