Category: POK – Pakistan Occupied Kashmir

MUZAFFABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) swore in a 20 member cabinet on Wednesday;18 ministers and two advisers; formalizing an agreement with the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) that capped the cabinet’s size and signaled an effort to stabilize governance after months of political turmoil. The move comes as AJK installs its fourth prime minister […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

From Liberation to Loot: How Corruption Shadows Azad Kashmir’s Freedom Narrative By Syed Nazir Gilani | October 22, 2025 MUZAFFARABAD — Once envisioned as a model of integrity and sacrifice, Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) freedom struggle is increasingly being overshadowed by allegations of deep-rooted corruption, now seen not just as a governance failure but […]

In a dramatic move to safeguard the integrity of upcoming elections, the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Election Commission has stripped the regional government of its financial and administrative powers, citing growing evidence of pre-poll manipulation and misuse of public resources. The sweeping directive, issued Tuesday, effectively freezes new development projects, policy changes, and administrative reshuffles until a […]

By Staff Correspondent — Muzaffarabad | October 17, 2025 A major political upheaval has struck Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) as two senior ministers — Finance Minister Abdul Majeed Khan and Food Minister Chaudhry Akbar Ibrahim — announced their resignation from the government, leveling grave political, constitutional, and financial allegations against Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq. […]

Pakistan Government Clarifies No Move to Remove AJK PM Amid Unrest, Historic Accord Reached ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s federal government on Wednesday dismissed media reports claiming that Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Anwarul Haq was being removed from office over his handling of recent unrest in the region, according to “The Express Tribue”. Speaking […]