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Military-Police clash in Kishtwar

Army vs. Police: Indian Army personnel storm PS after being booked in FIR

  ATHOLI (Kishtwar, AJK) (Kashmir English): An armed confrontation took place between the Indian Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police in Kishtwar district. The clash occurred after the police moved against an army vehicle that obstructed a Deputy Commissioner’s convoy. In retaliation, 17 Rashtriya Rifles personnel stormed Atholi police station, resulting in a violent

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Proscribed JAAC leader openly threatens AJK traders

  MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The public and traders of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have completely rejected the intentions of the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC). Mischievous elements of the proscribed Joint Action Committee have started threatening traders in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Umar Nazir, the leader of the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee,

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PTI AJK announces candidates for 24 constituencies

  MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has announced candidates for 24 constituencies for the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections. According to a list of the candidates, PTI AJK President Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi has been awarded ticket from an Abbaspur constituency. Full list of PTI candidates Abbaspur — Sardar Abdul

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Systematic assault on Muslim education to erase their identity in India

  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Under Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, India’s Muslim community, comprising nearly 200 million people (about 14.2 percent of the population), faces institutional pressures that erodes long-standing educational structures. According to Kashmir Media Service, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced that the state’s Madrasa Board will be abolished. “From

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Mirpur traders announce disassociation from banned JAAC

Mirpur traders announce disassociation from banned JAAC

MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Representatives of the business community in Mirpur have announced their dissociation from the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) during a press conference held at the Kashmir Press Club. Addressing the media, traders’ representatives, including Azmat Khan, said they represent the business community and support peace, stability and public welfare in the

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Election Commission announces schedule for Presidential election

EC rejects 41 nomination papers across AJK constituencies, appeals underway

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission has rejected a total of 41 nomination papers across all constituencies of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections, which are scheduled to be held on July 27. According to the election commission spokesperson, a total of 1,265 candidates have filed nomination papers from all

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PPP wants to postpone AJK elections: Rana Sanaullah

  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Senior leader Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Rana Sanaullah, has said that the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) wants to postpone elections in Kashmir. He said after Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq’s government in Azad Kashmir, PML-N wanted elections. However, he added, PPP preferred to continue with the government. “If elections were held timely in Azad

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Civil society urges UN to act against HR violations in occupied Kashmir

  SRINAGAR (Kashmir English): On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, civil society activists said that India continues to use torture as a systematic tool of repression in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), urging the international community to hold New Delhi accountable for alleged human rights violations. According to Kashmir

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New public transport fares announced from Rawalpindi to AJK cities

  RAWALPINDI (Kashmir English): The Regional Transport Authority (RTA) has officially announced new public transport fares from Rawalpindi to various destinations across Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The revised transport fares for key destinations are as follows: Public transport fares for Neelum Valley, Upper Regions Leepa: Rs. 1,900 Neelum Valley: Rs. 1,750 Athmuqam: Rs. 1,500

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Several people arrested as Mirpur Police bust banned JAAC’s funding network

RAWALAKOT (Kashmir English): Mirpur Police have arrested several people alleged to be part of a funding network associated with the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) during the Rawalakot sit-in. Addressing the media today, SSP Mirpur Khurram Iqal said that investigators identified an individual, named Hamza, who was present at the sit-in, allegedly coordinated the

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