No power can restore autonomy in Kashmir: Modi
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi, speaking at a state election rally, responded to the demand of the newly elected lawmakers to restore the partial autonomy of IoK, maintained that no…
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Indian unilateral claims on Jammu and Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: India's claims on Jammu and Kashmir, that the dispute has been or can be settled unilaterally, have been rejected by Pakistan. FO, maintaining that such claims are not only…
Coaster accident in AJK claims 25 lives
KASHMIR: Due to brake failure a coaster harbouring voyagers going to AJK from Rawalpindi here on Sunday (25th August, 2024), plunged into a ravine near Kahuta claiming lives of 20…
Paramilitary Force to be deployed in AJK
ISLAMABAD: At the request of PM Anwar-ul-Haq, the Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has approved on Sunday (23rd June, 2024) the deployment of Paramilitary Force (Frontier Constabulary - FC) to…
Poet/Journalist Ahmed Farhad Shah Gets Bail
MUZAFFARABAD: AJK High Court on Friday (14th June, 2024) granting bail to poet/journalist Ahmed Farhad Shah ordered his release. It may be recalled that Ahmed Farhad was picked from his…
ECC grants Rs. 23B to AJK
ISLAMABAD: ECC on Wednesday (15th May, 2024) approved the summary for provision of Rs. 23 billion as an additional grant for AJK government. Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator…
AJK Protesters Call Off Manifestation After 4 Deaths
ISLAMABAD: The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) protesters, demanding subsidized atta (wheat flour) and power (as per the hydro-power generation cost in the Valley) called off their 5-day-long…
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War of reserved seats: ECP suspends notifications of 75 NA/PA lawmakers
ISLAMABAD: ECP on Monday (13th May, 2024) has suspended, till further orders, the notifications of 75 (NA and PA) lawmakers who returned on reserved seats. Newspakistan.tv
AJK Unrest: Rs 23b to be released to resolve issues
ISLAMABAD: Cowed-down by the people of AJK's violent demonstrations GoP has decided on Monday (13th May, 2024) to immediately release Rs. 23 billion in order to fulfill the demand (apropos…
PM and President concerned over AJK situation
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday (12th May, 2024) urged all the stakeholders to exercise restraint and resolve the issues in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) through dialogue and…
Violent Protests in AJK claims life of an ASI
MIRPUR: Demonstrations by Awami Action Committee activists against high electricity bills and taxes turned violent on the second day when an ASI, identified as Adnan Qureshi, was shot dead here…
India seizes properties in IIOJK under social crimes pretext
ISLAMABAD: India under Narendra Modi, continues to pursue a concerning trend of depriving Kashmiris of their properties, as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seizes 11 properties valued at billions of rupees…
Kashmir Day: PM, COAS visit Muzaffarabad
RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Ch. Anwar ul Haq and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir on Monday visited the…
Mushaal Mullick on Kashmir Solidarity Day (5th Feb)
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Human Rights and Women Empowerment Mushaal Hussein Mullick has said that Kashmir Solidarity Day serves as a reminder that the people of Jammu…
Baloch Protests: FO on Foreign Missions’ Comments
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday regretted the “interference” by some foreign missions in Pakistan for commenting on the Baloch protesters, saying the country was fully capable of handling its…
Pakistan condemns custodial killing of 3 in IIOJK
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemned the custodial killing of three Kashmiri civilians on Sunday (24th of Dec, 2023) in Baffliaz, Poonch district of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).…
Kashmir Status: AJK Fin Min on Indian SC decision
MIRPUR: Azad Jammu Kashmir Finance Minister and spokesman of the State government Majid Khan has said that the Supreme Court of India has no legal standing in the matters of…
Suspension Of Held Kashmir’s Status Upheld By Indian Top Court
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD: In a unanimous decision, the top court of India upheld Modi government's (5th August 2019) order to abrogate the Article 270 in the Constitution, maintaining that the Special…
Kashmir Day: Pak Envoy in Paris on UN resolution
PARIS: Ambassador of Pakistan to France Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said that peace and stability in South Asia remained contingent upon the peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute by…
Kashmir: Black Day 27th of Oct 2022
27th Oct observed as Black Day
ISLAMABAD: Kashmiris on both sides of Line of Control (LoC) across the globe observed Black Day on Friday (27th of October, 2023) to convey to the international community their unflinching…
Anniversary of the 8th Oct, 2005 earthquake
BALAKOT: People of Balakot and adjoining areas Sunday observed the 18th anniversary of the devastating earthquake that consumed more than 80,000 lives and destroyed properties. At 8:52, a memorial ceremony…
Remembering Kashmir tremors
MIRPUR: Azad Jammu and Kashmir kick off preparations to commemorate the 18th anniversary pm 8th October, 2005 earthquake pay tribute to the martyrs MIRPUR ( AJK) Octpred (APP)e A grand…
Indian Govt Frees Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
SRINAGAR: 50-year-old Kashmiri cleric and Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who was under house arrest since 2019, the year when India cancelled held Kashmir's Semi-Autonomous Status, has been released on…
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Kashmiris To Observe 5th August As Black Day
MIRPUR: Jammu and Kashmir State people,on both sides of the Line of Control will observe 5th August as Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir and as Black Day. The Kashmiris will observe the Black Day…