MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Supreme Court has rejected a plea seeking a stay on the High Court’s decision in the Local Government Funds case. During the hearing, the apex court made it clear that there will be no immediate stay on the recent decision of the High Court. In this […]
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has increased the monthly stipend of the Qaris serving under the Tajweed-ul-Quran Trust by Rs 6,000. A formal notification has been issued. According to a notification issued by the Department of Ushr, Zakat, Social Welfare, Women Development, and Religious Endowments, this increase aims to improve the
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): President Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday promulgated Elections (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, barring the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) from the elections and also posing a serious question on the future of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as a political party. According to the ofdinance, parties banned, dissolved, or prohibited in Pakistan will automatically be
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): A rally organized by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Muzaffarabad on Saturday witnessed comparatively low attendance, with many seats at the venue remaining unoccupied. According to the details, a large number of chairs had been arranged in the PTI rally in Muzaffarabad; however, only a limited number of participants were present even after
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Former Prime Minister Azad Kashmir and PML-N leader Raja Farooq Haider Khan has said that no package or development project can be given 120 days before the elections. He was referring to the Rathore-led PPP government’s educational reforms in the state. “We will approach the Election Commission against the educational package,
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LONDON (Kashmir English): Speakers at a conference in the British Parliament expressed serious concern over the human rights situation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). They also condemned the victimization of incarcerated Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Mohammad Yasin Malik and other Kashmiri political leaders by Indian authorities. According to
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NEELUM (Kashmir English): A woman died while six other injured when a tourist vehicle fell into the banks of the Neelum River in Neelum Valley on Friday. According to the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Neelum, a tourist vehicle was coming from Taubat to Kel when it met with an accident near Karimabad village. As
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MIRPUR (Kashmir English): In a landmark achievement, AJK High Court Circuit Mirpur Judge Justice Sardar Muhammad Ijaz Khan delivered verdicts in about 600 cases today after three weeks of continuous hearings. Similarly, the High Court of AJK, in one of its decisions, canceled 400 conciliation and settlement decrees issued by the Civil Courts of Mirpur District
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi is set to visit Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), on Saturday, April 25, the KP govt’s spokesperson said. In a post on X, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of KP on Information, Shafi Jan, said that he will participate in
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) cabinet has approved the Education Package 2026, which includes a budget allocation of Rs 2.45 billion for schools and Rs 766.5 million for higher education. Addressing the press conference along with ministers Dewan Ali Khan Chughtai and Malik Zafar, Most Senior Minister Mian Abdul Waheed Advocate appreciated
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