Twenty years ago today, a powerful earthquake struck northern Pakistan, leaving a trail of destruction, despair, and death in its wake. The 7.6-magnitude quake, which occurred at 08:50 a.m. on October 8, 2005, devastated Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa town of Balakot, and parts of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. Yet, two decades later, … Read more
A cloudburst in Naseerabad, a tehsil of Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, claimed the lives of six members of the same family. Torrential rains and flash flooding in various parts of Azad Jammu & Kashmir have caused rivers and streams to overflow, triggering widespread inundation and damage. Deadly flash floods and landslides have hit northern … Read more
Indian police in Kashmir has stated that the top commander of an alleged militant group and his assistant, purportedly involved in target killings in Kashmir, has been killed in a shootout. Kashmir police Chief Vijay Kumar stated that the Chief of the militant group The Resistance Front (TRF), Abbas Sheikh and Saqib Manzoor were executed … Read more
Special Assistant to Prime Minister Shahbaz Gill said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will address a rally in Bhimber and Mirpur today. According to details, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Shahbaz Gul said in his tweet on social networking site Twitter that Prime Minister Imran Khan will address a rally in Bhimber and Mirpur … Read more
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir – AJK government has announced a 10-day ban on tourism in the district amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. The ban on tourism would stay in place for 10 days between 19 and 29 July, stated the notification issued by the home department of the AJK government. According to the … Read more
Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed stated that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government guarantees the arrangement of transparent elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). Sheikh Rasheed while addressing a press conference after attending a consultative meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan regarding the AJK elections joined by the federal minister and PTI senior leadership. … Read more
Maryam Nawaz Sharif, vice president of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has said that the army budget and salaries of soldiers should always increase under Nawaz Sharif tenure. Addressing an election rally in the Leepa Valley of Azad Kashmir on Monday, she said that many people are propagandizing against Nawaz Sharif to gain their … Read more
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said “they” should do politics like lions, not cats, as he took an indirect hit at the PML-N, a day after he had criticized the party for pursuing contracts with the government. While addressing an election rally Bilawal, said PPP would conquest all political parties, as he advised the district’s people … Read more
Citizens of Azad Jammu and Kashmir will vote on July 25 to elect new members to the district’s Legislative Assembly. Similar to Pakistan, the region has a parliamentary form of government with a president, Prime Minister, Supreme Court, high court, and an independent election commission. Whereas, Prime Minister Imran Khan is the uppermost office holder … Read more
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday criticized the PTI government as well as PML-N’s management in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and said that rulers, whether they are in Muzaffarabad or in the federal government are cowards. Bilawal addressed a rally in Nakyal Azad Jammu Kashmir, as part of his party’s election campaign in … Read more
National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Friday decided to further speed up the vaccination process in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. During a meeting chaired by Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar, it was obvious that the federal government will establish big vaccination centers and establish mobile teams to add speediness in the … Read more
President Azad Jammu & Kashmir Masood Khan has said that after taking aggressive and aggravating steps in Indian occupied Kashmir, India now intends to attack Azad Jammu & Kashmir. According to details, a dinner was organized in honor of President Azad Jammu & Kashmir at Pakistan embassy in USA. President AJ&K highlighted the importance of … Read more
Prime Minister Raja Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan said that only sole support of Pakistan for Kashmir’s independence is sufficient. Prime Minister Azad Kashmir Farooq Haider has said that even if Muslim countries do not support, they will continue to fight for Kashmir’s independence. Prime Minister AJK visited Woodrow Wilson Center … Read more
