LAHORE (Kashmir English): Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz on Friday announced to cancel all her Basant-related activities after a recent suicide blast at a mosque in Tarlai, located in outskirts of Rawalpindi, where at least 31 people were martyred, and 169 others were injured. In a post on X, the chief minister said, “In […]
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jamil Ahmed on Friday confirmed that the newly designed currency notes will not be available to the public on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. The confirmation came after social media was filled with speculation that the State Bank would release newly designed currency notes on Eid this
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JAMSHORO (Kashmir English): The local administration has announced a local public holiday across Jamshoro District on Saturday, February 7, 2025, in connection with the 774th annual Urs of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar (RA). According to an official notification issued by the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Jamshoro, the holiday will be observed only within the
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Chairman of the Kashmir Supreme League (KSL), Sardar Masood Khan, announced that the league is set to take place in June this year, with the drafting process to be completed in April. He announced after a Kashmir Solidarity Cricket Match in Muzaffarabad on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day, where former Pakistan captain
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): A common leopard, injured after falling from a mountain near the Muslimabad village in Muzaffarabad, died despite all efforts, the Wildlife Department of Azad Kashmir said. Muhammad Hussain, a resident of Muslimabad, claimed to have seen an injured leopard and attempted to save its life. “As soon as I saw it, I
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): In agroundbreaking move, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, has increased the monthly stipend of Jammu and Kashmir refugees. During his address at the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly, the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that from nowonwards the Jammu and Kashmir refugees will get a stipend of
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TEHRAN (Kashmir English): In a significant shift for women’s rights, the Iranian government has formally allowed female citizens to obtain motorcycle licences and ride two-wheelers. Iran’s First Vice President, Mohammad Reza Aref, signed a resolution on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, clarifying the national traffic code to explicitly allow and regulate two-wheeled operation for women.
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PARIS (Kashmir English): Nearly four out of every 10 cancer cases could be prevented if people avoided a range of risk factors, including drinking, smoking, air pollution and certain infections, the World Health Organisation has said. New research published on the eve of World Cancer Day estimated that 38% of all new cancer cases
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has confirmed the identification of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and other accused in the case related to the attack on Radio Pakistan Peshawar on May 9. According to the NADRA, the accused were identified through the Facial Recognition System (FRS), and a report has
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): As the office of the President has become vacant following the death of former President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, several questions have arisen regarding the constitutional position of the election of the President of Azad Kashmir. According to Clause 1 of Article 5 of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Interim Constitution Act, 1974,
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