RAWALPINDI (Kashmir English): A local holiday has been announced in various cities across the country today for different reasons. The Punjab government has issued a formal notification announcing a local holiday in Lahore on Aug 4 on the occasion of the annual Urs of Hazrat Data Gunj Bakhsh (RA). According to the issued notification, […]
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The federal government on Monday decreased the petrol and diesel prices by Rs 4.08 per liter and Rs 2.45 per liter, respectively, amid recent fluctuations in global oil prices following renewed hostilities in the Middle East. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has revised the new ex-depot prices of petrol and
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Azad Jammu and Kashmir Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Ghulam Mustafa Mughal has said voter turnout in the Mirpur division recorded at 46.3 per cent, while turnout in the Muzaffarabad division reached 53 per cent. Addressing a press conference in Muzaffarabad a day after the second phase of the election, Ghulam Mustafa
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Monday rejected the report issued by the British broadcaster BBC regarding the current situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), terming it untrue. While holding a press conference in Muzaffarabad, Secretary Information Muhammad Rashid Hanif said the facts and figures presented in the report are
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah Khan on Monday said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has secured a simple majority in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly to form the government in the state. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad alongside Kashmir Affairs Minister Amir
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LAHORE (Kashmir English): Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party leader Shoaib Siddiqui has alleged that the Azad Kashmir elections were not transparent. Alleging that the elections were rigged, he rejected the results. In a conversation with a private TV channel, IPP leader Shoaib Siddiqui said that polling time ended at 5:00 and the result also arrived at 5:02.
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KUWAIT (Kashmir English): Kuwait has introduced a new scheme to grant regular residency permits to visitors against a KD150 fee so as to update the country’s residency procedures. Under amendments to the executive regulations of the Foreigners Residence Law, visit visas would be converted into regular residency permits. The changes were published in Sunday’s
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): In the second phase of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections, seven new faces, including a woman, have successfully reached the House. Two candidates from Muzaffarabad division while seven new people succeeded in winning the refugees seats. From LA 29 Muzaffarabad City, Pakistan Peoples’ Party candidate Sardar Mukhtar Ahmed succeeded in
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WASHINGTON (Kashmir English): US President Donald Trump said fresh negotiations with Iran will begin on Monday afternoon after he decided against launching new strikes on Iran in favour of pursuing a diplomatic agreement. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said Iran wanted to avoid further military action and was aware of the scale
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LAHORE (Kashmir English): Karachi is likely to miss out the Pakistan’s upcoming home series against Sri Lanka and the tri-nation ODI tournament also featuring England, with Lahore and Rawalpindi emerging as the frontrunners to host the matches, media reports said on Sunday citing sources. They said extensive redevelopment work at the National Bank Stadium
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