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Mirwaiz highlights human cost of divided families along LoC

SRINAGAR (Kashmir English): Senior All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader, and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has expressed deep anguish over the continuing human tragedy faced by families divided across the Line of Control (LoC), particularly in moments of personal loss and grief. According to Kashmir Media Service, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, referring to a recent incident […]

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Azad Kashmir expected to experience rain showers next week

Kashmir, Weather / Tahir Chaudhary

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Azad Kashmir is likely to experience a mix of thunderstorms and rain showers through the early part of next week with weather becoming warmer by April 7. Currently, the region is seeing partly cloudy skies with temperatures around 16°C and 71% humidity. Warmer temperatures are expected in lower districts like Mirpur

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PM Rathore to begin two-day Mirpur visit on May 2

Kashmir / Tahir Chaudhary

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Prime Minister Azad Kashmir Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore will begin a two-day visit of Mirpur on May 2, it was officially stated. The Prime Minister is set to arrive in Mirpur on May 2 for a high-profile, two-day official visit focused on infrastructure development, healthcare, and public engagement. The Prime Minister

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SDMA issues landslide alert for Azad Kashmir

Kashmir, Weather / Kashif Zia

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) of Azad Kashmir has issued a landslide alert in the mountainous areas of Azad Kashmir from April 30 to May 3. The SDMA has predicted heavy rains and severe weather conditions in various districts of the state, starting tomorrow till weekend. According to the weather advisory, during

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AJK EC seeks govt’s response on plea regarding election conduct violations

Kashmir, Must Read / Kashif Zia

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission on Wednesday sought a response from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led AJK government over the violation of the election code of conduct. The Election Commission took action on the petition filed by the Opposition Leader and PML-N AJK President Shah Ghulam Qadir against the

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AJK EC shares deadline for citizens to get vote details corrected

Kashmir, Must Read / Kashif Zia

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission has urged citizens to get their vote details corrected within the stipulated period, a day after publishing the preliminary ‘electoral rolls‘. In a press release, the election commission spokesperson said if any eligible voter’s vote is left out of the list or is registered in

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AJK PM encourages women to enter business sector at Job Festival 2026

Kashmir / Areeba

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Faisal Mumtaz Rathore paid a special visit to the “Azad Jammu and Kashmir Job Festival 2026” held in the capital Muzaffarabad, where he appreciated the entrepreneurial skills of women and assured them of the full support of the government to make them economically independent. On this

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PML-N forms alliance with JUI-Kashmir ahead of AJK elections

Kashmir, Must Read / Tahir Chaudhary

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Political maneuvering continues in Azad Kashmir ahead of general elections with the PML-N entering into an alliance with JUI-Kashmir. An electoral alliance has been formed between All Jammu and Kashmir Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and Muslim League-N, under which both parties have, in principle, decided to jointly contest the elections. On this occasion,

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AJK seeks judicial inquiry by Punjab govt into Fareeha Afraim case

Kashmir, Must Read / Tahir Chaudhary

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The mysterious death of Fareeha Afraim, a medical student from Bagh, Azad Kashmir, at Fatima Jinnah Medical College Lahore, has reached the Azad Kashmir Assembly, where the forum, through a resolution, has demanded a judicial inquiry from the Punjab government. In the resolution presented by Minister for Communications and Works Sardar

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PTI leader Maqbool Gujjar returns to AJK Assembly, takes oath

Kashmir / Tahir Chaudhary

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Chaudhry Maqbool Gujjar took oath as member of the Legislative Assembly from Constituency LA-35 Jammu 2, on Tuesday. It could happen only following the Supreme Court’s annulment of the Election Tribunal’s decision and the subsequent notification, in which Chaudhry Maqbool Gujjar of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was officially declared

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