Category: POK – Pakistan Occupied Kashmir

ISLAMABAD: After the passage of five months, the Supreme Court has fixed for hearing the constitutional petition of G-B CM Khalid Khurshid Khan, challenging the appointment of a judge as well as the extension given to three judges of the region’s chief court by the Pakistan government. A three-member bench of the apex court led […]

AJK is facing its worst ever flour crisis with parts of the state reporting shortage of wheat and stampedes reported from several areas. Tens of thousands spend hours daily to get the subsidized bags of flour that are already short in the market .Chaotic scenes are often witnessed as people gather around vehicles pushing each […]

Gilgit: The tourism industry in Gilgit-Baltistan is facing a downturn due to Pakistan’s discriminatory policies. Durdana Sher, a local resident said, “This is the peak time of the year for tourists to visit this place. Unfortunately, this area suffers from a lack of infrastructure, including poorly maintained roads and a hotel that was run by […]

President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Barrister Sultan Mehmood says international community and human rights organizations are not playing their due role to resolve the lingering Kashmir dispute. He was talking to a delegation of Kashmir community in Washington. The delegation included Dr. Ghulam Nabi Mir, Dr. Abdul Rauf, Dr. Akram Dar, Dr. Professor Imtiaz Khan […]

Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan said here on Monday that his government was working on a comprehensive road map to make the liberated territory an ideal state economically and industrially. The Prime Minister expressed these views while presiding over a high-level meeting that was concerned here to review the progress […]

Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan has said that empowerment of women-folk was the government’s first and foremost priority. He expressed these views during his visit to the Kamyab Khawateen Program Production Center in the State metropolis on Saturday. “Women’s representation in the government is showing better results”, the PM said […]

It is very pathetic to watch the socio-political conditions of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) that stand deteriorated in multiple aspects. On one hand, the region has lost its political and constitutional identity in the past seven decades. And on the other, the sectarian and lingual dissension caused obstacles to the development of the region. Unfortunately, no […]

GILGIT: Mounting political uncertainty and visa delays poured frigid water on foreign adventurers’ plans to visit Gilgit-Baltistan this winter and attempt to scale some of the world’s highest mountains, and not a single foreign mountain expedition has arrived this season. High permit fees and the United States, Australia and Saudi Arabia cautioning their citizens against […]

The Gilgit-Baltistan government has made human development its top priority as it tripled the amount released on educational reforms to Rs922 million from the budget, setting the benchmark for all other governments to follow. This was a historic achievement in the public sector of Pakistan. In the previous fiscal year 2021-22, Rs300 million was spent […]

Amidst skyrocketing flour prices, the Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir has decided to take concrete measures to provide cheap flour to the masses. According to the data unveiled by the government, flour was available in remote and snowy areas in abundance and efforts were being taken to ensure its delivery to the people. The […]