MIRPUR (Kashmir English): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Inland Revenue Department (South Zone) has shown excellent performance, exceeding the revenue target of Rs 41 billion by the end of the 2nd quarter of the fiscal year 2024-2025. According to the statement issued by IRD Mirpur Division, the department collected Rs 44.10 billion by the […]
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By: Zulfiqar Ali, Shahzaib Afzal, Kashmir Investigation Team (KIT) MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The 969-megawatt Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project (NJHPP) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), built at a cost of Rs510 billion is completely shut since May 1 last year due to faults in both of its headrace tunnels with the experts estimating that repairs may take
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The representatives of various student organisations in Azad Kashmir on Saturday rejected the Student Action Committee, calling it a disruptive and unauthorised group. These views were expressed by representatives of MSF, PSF, ISF, Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba, and other student organisations during a press conference at the Central Press Club, Muzaffarabad. The student body
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RAWALPINDI: The top military leadership on Friday reaffirmed that no one will be allowed to disrupt peace in Balochistan and that “nefarious designs of foreign-sponsored proxies” will be decisively thwarted, the military’s media wing said in a press release. The 268th Corps Commanders’ Conference, chaired by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir,
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The negotiations between the Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) government and local representatives successfully resolved a fund allocation dispute through mutual agreement, ending the deadlock after constructive discussions in Islamabad and Muzaffarabad. The negotiations between the government’s dialogue committee and local body representatives have successfully concluded. The chairman of the District Council Rawalakot, Sardar Javed
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By: Zulfiqar Ali, Shahzeb Afzal, Shujaat Mir (Kashmir Investigation Team) MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The 53-member Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly has spent an estimated Rs 878.2 million in the current fiscal year, while about Rs 5 billion has been spent on this institution since 2017. The Azad Kashmir Assembly secretariat also holds 392 employees,
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Thursday a Rs7.41 per unit reduction in electricity prices for domestic consumers, pledging further relief as part of efforts to strengthen Pakistan’s economy. With this cut, the electricity rate for households has now dropped to Rs34 per unit, while industrial units have also been granted a
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Joint Awami Action Committee has strongly condemned the arrest of Raja Ghulam Mujtaba, calling it unjustified and beyond comprehension. The committee expressed its dismay over the arrest. In a statement, the core committee of the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee criticised the move, asserting that such actions undermine the principles
DHIRKOT (Kashmir English): Police have raided and captured Raja Ghulam Mujtaba from the Bagh district due to his due to his anti-Pakistan speech, Anti AFs/ Shuhada speech during AAC Aftaar-dinner on March 25, 2025. On April 3, 2025, police from PS Dhirkot raided and arrested Raja Ghulam Mujtaba, a core committee member of the Jammu
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LEEPA VALLEY (Kashmir English): Following a report by Kashmir Digital, the Leepa Guards took action and halted the transfer of the Rescue 1122 centre from Leepa to Muzaffarabad. The Rescue 1122 vehicles, which had been summoned to Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), were sent back from the Moji checkpoint and returned to the Assistant Commissioner’s
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