Tag: AJK

20 dead, dozens wounded as bus plunges into gorge in AJK

At least 20 people were killed and about two dozen others injured when a bus carrying participants of a wedding ceremony fell into a...

Two in the run for AJK presidential slot

Two candidates are in the run to contest the scheduled August 16 election for the office of the President of Azad Jammu Kashmir after...

9-member AJK cabinet sworn in

A nine-member AJK Cabinet was sworn-in in Muzaffarabad on Saturday. Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan administered the oath to the newly...

Federal govt to support development, progress in AJK: PM Nawaz

Premier says grateful to AJK people for posing trust, now it’s our responsibility to deliver Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured to extend all possible...

Bilawal dissolves AJK’s PPP set up

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has dissolved the organisational set up of the party’s Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) chapter. The move...

AJK Assembly condemns state terrorism by Indian forces in IOK

AJK Legislative Assembly on Sunday strongly condemned the state terrorism by Indian forces against peaceful innocent Kashmiris struggling for their internationally recognised right to...

New members of AJK Legislative Assembly to take oath today

Newly-elected members of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly will take oath in Muzaffarabad today. The members will also elect Speaker and Deputy Speaker...

PML-N gets three out of five women reserved seats in AJK...

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has acquired three seats out of five reserved seats for women in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly. The...

Sardar Ateeq likely opposition leader in AJK assembly

Muslim Conference leader Sardar Ateeq Ahmed Khan is likely to grab the slot of the opposition leader in Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Pakistan...

SC AJK annuls HC decision, allows Ghulam Sadiq to contests polls

The Supreme Court (SC) of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has annulled the decision of the high court and allowed Sardar Ghulam Sadiq Khan...

Pakistan won’t tolerate Indian brutalities in Kashmir: Kirmani

Advisor to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Dr Asif Kirmani on Saturday said Pakistan would not tolerate brutalities of the Modi government and...

AJK PM’s aide announces polls boycott over Majeed’s ‘hypocrisy’

Ashraf says he hasn’t left party, says PM Majeed’s ‘hostility’ towards him forced boycott of elections In a surprising and dramatic move, PPP nominated candidate...

PML-N worker killed in Muzaffarabad clash

A worker of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was killed during a clash with the Muslim Conference workers in Muzaffarabad in Azad Jammu and...

Khursheed Shah criticises govt for trying to snatch PPP’s mandate in...

The Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah has alleged that the federal government is trying to snatch the Pakistan...

PPP govt in AJK opposes Rangers’ deployment in July 21 elections

  The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir has expressed reservations over deployment of the paramilitary Rangers during the AJK general...

Rashid asks AJK people to give ‘Mukhtar Nama’ to Nawaz for...

Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid Thursday urged the AJK people to give 'Mukhtar Nama' to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif...

Elections get bloodier as three killed, 15 injured in clashes between...

At least three people were killed and 15 others were injured in a clash between workers of the two political parties in Haveli district...