MIRPUR: Azad Jammu Kashmir President Masood Khan paid tributes to Mirwaiz Muhammad Farooq, Abdul Ghani Lone, and other Kashmiri freedom fighters on their martyrdom anniversary observed at both sides of the line of control on Friday. In a special message, President Masood Khan reiterated his unflinching resolve that the struggle to get freedom from the […]
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Masood for early completion of water reservoir project in Rawalakot
MIRPUR: Azad Jammu Kashmir President Masood Khan on Thursday said that the lack of clean drinking water in and around Rawalakot city is creating a health crisis, which could affect the entire population of the area. He expressed these views after a briefing at the presidency by Additional Chief Secretary Development Dr Sajid Mehmood Chauhan […]
Indian troops kill youth in AJK
A 20-year-old youth was martyred as Indian troops resorted to unproved shelling across the restive Line of Control (LoC), the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday. In a statement, the ISPR said that Muhammad Umar Subhani was martyred when Indian forces targeted civilian population in Samahni sector of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The military’s […]
PRCS, NDRMF sign agreement to tackle natural disasters
The Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) on Wednesday signed the historic’ Vulnerability to Resilience Agreement’ under which preparations will be made at the community level to deal with any future natural disasters, in addition to launching social welfare projects in various districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir […]
PSDP based on practical, realistic development targets: Khusro Bakhtyar
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar has said that next public sector development programme will contain practical and realistic development targets which could be achieved in given timeframe. He recalled that the PTI-led Government had rationalized the current year’s PSDP when it came into power after realizing that the previous Government […]
AJK cabinet okays enhanced compensation for losses due to Indian shelling
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) cabinet, on Wednesday, approved amendments in law to increase compensation for losses of lives and moveable and immovable properties in Indian shelling across the Line of Control (LoC). The amendments to the AJK Ceasefire Line Incidents Relief Act were approved in the light of the recommendations put forth by a […]
AJK President terms Modi ‘South-Asia’s biggest terrorist’
ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan on Tuesday said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP’s para-military arm RSS are committing atrocious acts of terrorism in Indian Occupied Kashmir. While addressing the 2nd Inter-Universities Speech Competition on the title “Human Right Violations in IOK and the role of the International Community […]