August 28, 2026
PML-N's Barrister Syed Iftikhar Ali Gilani was elected the 17th prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Friday with 30 votes to the PPP candidate's 14, and was sworn in at the Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad the same day.
August 27, 2026
A Rangers soldier was killed and another wounded when armed men opened fire during an operation to clear road blockades between Sarsawa and Tararkhel, AJK police said.
August 24, 2026
Polling opened in Muzaffarabad for eight reserved seats in the AJK Legislative Assembly — five for women and one each for a technocrat, Ulema and Mashaikh, and an overseas Kashmiri — completing a house still missing seven members.
August 8, 2026
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari told a rally in Bagh that the PML-N is mistaken in believing it will form the AJK government, and claimed its position in Islamabad is also at risk. The PML-N leads 24 seats to 10 after two phases, with 11 still to be decided.
August 7, 2026
The AJK Election Commission has revised the schedule for the third phase of elections, postponing polling in Poonch and Sudhanoti districts. Voting on August 10 will now be held only in Bagh and Haveli.
Pakistan’s state bank launched a funding system without funding for the purchase of electric bicycles, rickshaws and loaders as part of the efforts to enhance energy efficiency and green technologies in the car industry. Under the initiativeThe federal government will provide capital subsidies of up to RS50,000 for two vehicles and Rs200,000 for three fort. Banks will extend both conventional and Islamic funding facilities, covered in RS200,000 for electronic bikes and RS880,000 for Rickshaws or loaders. The maximum loan tenor will be two years for bikes and three years for rickshaws or loaders. “The federal government has introduced a” cost
March 14, 2025
Whenever women’s issues are discussed in our society, the focus is usually limited to harassment. However, this is a problem that affects perhaps only one percent of women. In the effort to highlight this issue, several real and pressing concerns have been neglected. These include economic deprivation, lack of property rights, inadequate healthcare facilities, and the absence of political representation. This article aims to shed light on the challenges faced by women in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). Women in AJK face various problems based on their environment. The issues of women living in urban areas differ from those in
January 15, 2025
Muzaffarabad – Former President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and renowned diplomat Sardar Masood Khan highlighted the socio-economic progress of AJK while emphasizing the need for further development to improve the lives of the region’s people. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to the Kashmir cause during an interactive session with the researchers from the Centre for International Strategic Studies Azad Jammu and Kashmir (CISS AJK). Delivering the keynote address, Masood Khan remarked, “AJK has made remarkable strides in economic and social development since its liberation from the Dogra rulers in 1947. However, much remains to be done to enhance
December 8, 2022
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad and Jammu Kashmir (AJK) is holding the third and final phase of the local bodies elections in three districts of the Mirpur division today (Thursday). The voting is underway in Mirpur, Kotli and Bhimbher for the union and district councils’ seats and it will continue till 5 pm. The AJK Election Commission, in a statement, said more than 1.23 million people would use their voting right, adding that 2,188 polling stations had been set up in the Mirpur division. Officials said 10,985 personnel of the AJK Police, Rangers and Punjab police have been deployed across the division
October 23, 2022
The 75th Founding Day of Azad Jammu and Kashmir will be celebrated tomorrow with a renewed pledge to continue the struggle until the liberation of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and accession of the whole territory to Pakistan. Founding Day is celebrated in commemoration of freedom from the Dogra regime on the 24th of October in 1947. Special prayers will be offered in mosques for the integrity and prosperity of Pakistan and the early liberation of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Simple but impressive flag hoisting ceremonies will be held at all districts and divisional headquarters.
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