Category: POK – Pakistan Occupied Kashmir

MUZAFFARABAD — The first phase of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections concluded on Monday amid violence, allegations of election rigging, and growing political tensions, while separate, unverified reports of a security crackdown on peaceful protesters added to concerns over the region’s stability. Polling was held across 13 constituencies in Mirpur Division, covering the districts […]

MUZAFFARABAD — Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) enters one of its most uncertain political moments as authorities move ahead with legislative elections despite widespread calls for an election boycott, a region-wide strike and a long march towards Muzaffarabad. The day is expected to test both the government’s commitment to holding the polls and the determination […]

Cloudbursts Batter Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan as Landslides Cut Off Villages GILGIT, July 23: Torrential rains, powerful cloudbursts and rapidly melting glaciers have unleashed widespread destruction across Gilgit-Baltistan over the past two days, leaving several districts cut off as flash floods and landslides swept through mountain valleys, according to APP. Raging floodwaters damaged homes, roads, bridges and […]

United Nations, July 18: The United Nations has expressed growing concern over the worsening political and security situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), where weeks of protests, arrests and deadly clashes have cast a shadow over regional elections scheduled for July 27. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has urged all […]

Muzaffarabad: Authorities in Pakistan-administered Kashmir appeared to step back from confrontation on Wednesday after the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) postponed its planned long march on Muzaffarabad, raising cautious hopes for dialogue in a region strained by weeks of protest, according to Dawn News. The decision followed behind-the-scenes negotiations involving influential intermediaries, which officials say […]

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has reaffirmed that general elections scheduled for July 27 will be held as planned, even as tensions continue to simmer across parts of the region following weeks of protests and unrest. Speaking at a joint press conference in Mirpur, government spokesperson Chaudhry Guftar Hussain and AJK Police spokesperson […]

British Kashmiris Intensify International Campaign as Months-Long JAAC Protest Deepens Security Crisis in AJK MUZAFFARABAD / LONDON / GENEVA – The Kashmir dispute is entering a new political phase as British Kashmiri activists increasingly present their case directly before international institutions, while authorities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) struggle to contain months-long protests led […]

Thousands Rally Across AJK as Shaukat Nawaz Mir’s Arrest Sparks Anger Thousands of people have taken to the streets across Azad Jammu and Kashmir after the arrest of activist leader Shaukat Nawaz Mir, turning a political dispute into a wider public show of anger and defiance. The protests, which spread through towns including Muzaffarabad, Abbaspur, […]

Pakistan’s parliamentary opposition alliance said on Monday that its leaders were stopped by police from traveling to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), where they had planned to mediate in an ongoing political crisis, according to The Nation. The alliance, Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayin-e-Pakistan (TTAP), said its delegation was heading to Rawalakot to meet protest leaders and representatives of […]

MIRPUR, June 29: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Finance Minister Chaudhry Qasim Majeed on Monday presented a record Rs286 billion budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 in the Legislative Assembly, describing it as the largest financial plan in the region’s history. The budget aims to strengthen education, healthcare, infrastructure and economic development while improving the […]