The Azad Jammu & Kashmir Election Commission has allotted the electoral symbols to 32 registered political parties for general elections in AJK. The AJK Election Commission’s Mirpur District Election Officer, Arshad Hussain Khawaja told APP here late Friday that election symbols allotted to major political parties among them included Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf AJK (PTI) (Cricket Bat […]
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Assassination attempt on PPP AJK president
President Pakistan Peoples Party Azad Kashmir Chaudhry Latif Akbar’s convoy was attacked at Khawra Akhariala Prathama in Constituency 5. Chaudhry Latif Akbar survived the attack. According to the PPP media cell, after the attack, Chaudhry Latif Akbar has directed the party workers to remain peaceful. In his message, Chaudhry Latif Akbar directed the workers to […]
Maryam Nawaz to leave for AJK on July 9 to lead PML-N’s election campaign
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz’s visit to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has been scheduled. She will be going there to lead the party’s election campaign for the upcoming election. She will visit AJK from July 8 to July 19. Maryam Nawaz will address the first public gathering at Muzaffarabad on July 8 followed […]
PTI forms a campaign committee for AJK elections
Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) has formed a five-member campaign committee to oversee and steer the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K) elections to be held on July 25. According to a notification issued here, PTI Senator Saifullah Khan Niazi said the committee will also establish a control center fully equipped for communications and media management […]
PTI AJK releases election manifesto, promises wide-ranging reforms
Releasing its election manifesto for upcoming polls, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) AJK chapter’s President Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhary on Wednesday announced to bring wide-ranging reforms in the state after coming into power. Elaborating the salient features of the manifesto, Central Information Secretary PTI AJK Chapter Ershad Mahmood told APP here on Wednesday that in a 30-page […]
Mirpur University of Science and Technology gets new VC
Distinguished seasoned Academician of higher professional studies of Science and Engineering Technology Engr. Brig (R) Prof Dr Muhammad Younus Javed Monday assumed the office of Vice Chancellor of the State-run Mirpur University of Science and Technology Mirpur AJK, it was officially said. AJK President Sardar Masood Khan, also the Chancellor of all Public-sector universities in […]
AJK General Elections 2021 building momentum
The election campaigns for the upcoming General Elections in Azad Jammu & Kashmir got momentum after the returning officers unveiled the list of eligible candidates in all 45 constituencies of the AJK legislative assembly. The upcoming legislative assembly would consist of 53 seats out of which, upon 33 seats, candidates will be elected through direct […]
AJK candidates start filing nomination papers for elections
Amidst exceptional enthusiasm, candidates from various political parties, besides independent candidates, have started filing nomination papers in their respective electoral constituencies. In all 10 districts of Azad Jammu Kashmir besides 12 constituencies meant for Pakistan-based Jammu Kashmir refugees in various parts of the country have started filing papers to jump into the general elections to […]
AJK govt alleges Centre’s ‘interference’ in budget 2021-22
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir budget was not presented in the provincial assembly due to the disapproval by the Cabinet. It is alleged that there was interference from the federal government. The scheduled budget session of AJK Legislative Assembly was discontinued without any proper reasoning. The assembly met in Mirpur on Wednesday. The session was […]
AJK budget postponed till further notice
The PML-N led Azad Jammu Kashmir government could not present the new financial year 2021-22 budget of Azad Jammu Kashmir in the scheduled budget session of Azad Jammu Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. The AJK Legislative Assembly met in the State metropolis on Wednesday with Speaker Shah Ghulam Qadir in the chair. After this […]