Jammu & Kashmir
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Monday unseated Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq through a decisive no-confidence vote and elevated Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) nominee Faisal Mumtaz Rathore as the region’s new premier, its fourth in as many years, according to “Kashmir Media News”. The dramatic session, chaired by Speaker Chaudhry Latif Akbar, […]
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UNITED NATIONS: Emphasizing the International Court of Justice’s crucial role for the peaceful settlement of disputes, Pakistan has drawn attention to the predicament of the people under occupation in Palestine and Kashmir. ” In flagrant disregard of the UN Charter and international law, unilateral and indiscriminate use of force, and violation of international obligations is […]
Continue ReadingSRINAGAR: A devastating explosion tore through the Nowgam police station on the southern edge of Srinagar late Friday night, killing nine people and injuring at least 29 others, officials said. Among the dead was a Naib Tehsildar who had arrived at the station on official duty, as well as a local tailor. Most of the […]
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MUZAFFARABAD: The political landscape of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has been thrown into fresh turmoil as the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) moved a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq, a development that could make him the fourth AJK prime minister to fall in just four years. The motion, backed by signatures […]
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Two Militants Killed in Foiled Infiltration Along LoC, Amid Renewed Scrutiny of Kashmir Encounters Kupwara, Indian held Kashmir — The Indian Army said on Saturday that two militants were killed as security forces foiled an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, according to […]
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MIRPUR, AJK: The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (Y) has filed a formal petition before the United Nations Special Procedures Branch (UNSPB) and the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD), seeking urgent intervention for the release of its incarcerated chief, Yasin Malik, who has been imprisoned in India’s Tihar Jail for more than six […]
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Zardari: Freedom of Northern Areas Highlights Unfinished Struggle in Indian-Held Kashmir GILGIT — President Asif Ali Zardari said on Saturday that the freedom and progress enjoyed by the people of Gilgit-Baltistan stand as a reminder of the unfinished struggle of their “brothers and sisters” in Indian-held Kashmir, according to “The Express Tribune”. Addressing the 78th […]
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ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has distanced itself from the opposition alliance’s no-confidence motion against the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) prime minister and the subsequent process to elect a new premier, calling the effort a “political game” designed to weaken public representation, according to “The Express Tribune”. At a high-level meeting held at […]
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Srinagar, Oct 27 — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday voiced deepening frustration over the prolonged delay in restoring Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, saying that optimism is giving way to resignation as time drags on. Speaking to reporters, Abdullah lamented that the promise of reinstating statehood — stripped away after the abrogation of Article 370 […]
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MUZAFFARABAD — A dramatic political shift is underway in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) as ten legislators elected on PTI tickets in 2021 formally joined the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), significantly enhancing the party’s prospects of installing its premier in the region, according to “Dawn News”. The move, announced Sunday, comes after PPP lawmakers from […]
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