Delivering on election pledges in AJK becoming a distant dream on January 31, 2017ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Farooq Haider Khan has failed to deliver on the pledges he made during the election campaign. These pledges included weeding out corruption from AJK, giving more power to the AJK government, across the board accountability of all corrupt elements, adherence to norms of merit in appointments in […]
Kashmir echoes with slogans of freedom, go back India on January 15, 2017 ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu Kashmir President Masood Khan on Saturday said only one slogan, Freedom, Go Back India, is echoing in Kashmir. Addressing the roundtable conference, Khan said India is sponsoring terrorism in Kashmir. “India is indulged in terrorism in Kashmir but Kashmiri people will continue their freedom struggle unless Kashmir conundrum is sorted out,” […]
Kashmir echoes with freedom, go back India on January 14, 2017ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu Kashmir President Masood Khan on Saturday said only one slogan, Freedom, Go Back India, is echoing in Kashmir. Addressing the roundtable conference, Khan said India is sponsoring terrorism in Kashmir. “India is indulged in terrorism in Kashmir but Kashmiri people will continue their freedom struggle unless Kashmir conundrum is sorted out,” he […]
Ministry of Kashmir Affairs operating sans its secretary on November 15, 2016ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Kashmir Affairs is running its affairs without a secretary for the past month. Due to non-appointment of the secretary, piles of files are waiting for the new secretary. Some most important matters are also lying pending in the ministry. The former secretary, Abid Saeed, was transferred to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa a month ago, […]
Masood Khan to take oath as AJK president on 24th on August 21, 2016ISLAMABAD: Former diplomat Masood Khan will take oath as 26th president of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on August 24. Azad Jammu and Kashmir Chief Justice Mohammed Azam Khan will administer oath to Khan. Khan, candidate of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), won 42 of the total 55 votes at the joint session of the […]
China to establish Study Centre at UoP on July 28, 2016PESHAWAR: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong said on Thursday that China considers Pakistan as one of the closest friend having common interests. He said that during this visit to University of Peshawar (UoP) along with a four-member Chinese delegation. The Chinese ambassador handed over a partnership cheque to University of Peshawar vice chancellor Dr. […]
Nintendo’s Mario eyes a Mickey Mouse merchandising makeover on July 28, 2016TOKYO: Flush with the stunning popularity of the Pokemon GO mobile game, Nintendo aims to make more from marketing popular characters such as Super Mario, taking a leaf from the Walt Disney playbook where Mickey Mouse and friends bring in billions of merchandising dollars each year. But, where Disney’s animated characters often earn more than […]
Kashmir Affairs Ministers oath violation of Kashmir Act on July 27, 2016 ISLAMABAD: In what appeared to be a severe violation of Azad Kashmir Act 1974, Minister for Kashmir Affairs Chaudhry Barjis Tahir took oath from members of the Kashmir Council. According to the constitution, only Kashmir Council’s Chairman can take oath from members or hand over temporary control to the president of the state. Pakistan […]