LAHORE (Kashmir English): The Punjab government has launched a new initiative to financially assist people for house repairs under ‘Apni Chhat Apna Ghar’ loan scheme. The government will provide interest-free loans up to Rs. 1m for the repair and rehabilitation of dilapidated houses under the “Apni Chhat Apna Ghar” programme. The decision was taken […]
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HOUSTON (Kashmir English): Morocco defeated Canada 3-0 in their 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match here on Saturday. With this victory, the Muslim-majority nation advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament, making Morocco the first African country to reach the World Cup quarterfinals more than once. The 3-0 defeat at the hands
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government has initiated the implementation of legislation aimed at regularising the services of ad hoc, temporary, and contractual employees, a day after it was challenged in the AJK High Court. On June 16, the AJK Legislative Assembly unanimously approved two bills to regularise over 4000 temporary, ad hoc,
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): A writ petition has been moved in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir High Court against the AJK Election Commission’s decision to accept the nomination papers of Acting President and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Chaudhry Latif Akbar on Saturday. According to sources, senior lawyer Raja Gul Majeed Khan Advocate filed a petition
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan will host the 14th South Asian Games after a gap of 22 years, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approving Rs11 billion for preparations. According to sources, the prime minister has sought immediate start of preparations for the Games, which are scheduled to take place in the country in March next
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HOUSTON (Kashmir English): Morocco is one of the two Muslim-majority countries to secure a spot in the Round of 16 for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. They advanced to the next round after a penalty shootout victory against the Netherlands. Other Muslim-majority countries that participated in the global event—including Iran, Algeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia,
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QUETTA (Kashmir English): Ataullah, an individual previously campaigned for as a ‘missing person’ by Mahrang Baloch has turned out to be the ringleader of Jiwani attackers. He was actually the key ringleader behind the deadly Jiwani attacks but was campaigned for as a missing person by Mahrang Baloch. According to sources, Ataullah was a
ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday barred the National Highway Authority (NHA) from imposing an additional 50 percent toll on vehicles travelling on motorways without an M-Tag or with insufficient balance in their M-Tag accounts. The court suspended the notification that imposed an additional 50 per cent toll on the
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas has been appointed as the President of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party’s (IPP) AJK chapter, a day after he joined the party. In addition, Nisar Ansar Abdali has been appointed as General Secretary of IPP Azad Kashmir with immediate effect. The party issued separate notifications
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Election Commission of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Friday extended the deadline for the withdrawal of nomination papers for candidates contesting the upcoming elections. According to the Election Commission spokesperson, candidates can now withdraw their nomination papers until tomorrow, July 4, under the revised schedule, which was previously set for
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