Pakistan to get $107m SFD loan for two hydro projects
ISLAMABAD: The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has signed two loan agreements to the tune of $107 million with Pakistan for hydropower projects in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). A…
AJK ministers dismiss govt change rumours
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) senior minister Waqar Ahmad Noor, along with five other ministers, has unequivocally dismissed any notion of a government change in the region. Addressing a…
AJK traders back Feb 5 strike call
MUZAFFARABAD: The traders of 25 major markets of Muzaffarabad on Tuesday announced that they would support the Awami Action Committee’s shutter-down strike call on Feb 5 in Azad Jammu and…
India protests UK diplomat’s visit to AJK
MUMBAI: India said on Saturday it had lodged a protest over a senior British diplomat’s visit to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), saying the trip this week had infringed on…
Steps taken to ensure good governance: AJK PM
MIRPUR/AJK: Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq has said that the present government has taken several initiatives to ensure good governance and the rule of the law…
People ready for 300 Kashmir battles: PM
MUZAFFARABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar on Thursday declared that the people of Pakistan are prepared to engage in 300 battles for Kashmir if war is imposed upon them.…
Ex-AJK PM urges global action against Israeli aggression in Gaza
RAWALPINDI: Former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) prime minister and regional president of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, has called upon the Muslim Ummah and “justice-loving” Western nations to…
Why AJK has so few women journalists
PUBLISHED November 05, 2023 AJK: In the history of the modern world, journalism has played a vital role in shaping public discourse, disseminating information, and enabling the public to hold…
In a first, left lung lower lobectomy surgery performed in AJK
MUZAFFARABAD: In a momentous medical achievement, the first successful left lung lower lobectomy surgery was performed in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), resulting in the complete recovery of the patient.…
AJK shuts against bloated power bills
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Tuesday observed a complete shutter-down strike with thousands of people participating in protest rallies and sit-ins across the region against exorbitantly high electricity…