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AJK lawmakers approve 50% raise in salaries
Opposition boycotts session calls hike a bid to humiliate region’s unemployed youth
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Natural disasters: Planning can cut losses: AJK premier
PM Haider says better planning can minimise the losses during any natural calamity
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Want a pay rise? Offer prayers regularly!
New Azad Kashmir CJ says court will secretly check whether employees offer their prayers regularly
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Life Along Loc: No funds for community bunkers
PM Haider reminds that over 410,000 people living along the LoC were demanding construction of community bunkers
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Amending the law: AJK decides to ban child labour
Children less than 17 years of age will be barred from working in private sector
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Rural project: AJK minister wants jam, jelly plant
Azad Jammu and Kashmir govt asks NRSP to explore the northern parts of AJK to set up a jam and jelly processing plant
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Bhimber land victims: Four injured as police fire tear gas, baton-charge protesters
The victims were trying to intercept AJK prime minister’s motorcade in a bid to raise their concerns
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Allama Tasawur Hussain Jawwadi airlifted to twin cities
Pakistan army helicopter lifted off with Allama Tasawur Hussain Jawwadi from the Neelum Army Stadium to Islamabad
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Palaak-Chakswari highway: AJK premier lays foundation of highway
Raja Farooq Haider reiterates resolve to hold local body polls in May.
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Tree plantation drive: AJK govt fails to provide saplings to farmers
Locals claim no points set up by forest department to provide trees; allege corruption
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Earthquake-hit areas: ERRA releases Rs1.5b for reconstruction
Interestingly, the sanctioned amount is more than the budget for any department of the AJK government
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Kashmir Solidarity Day: Human chains formed to express solidarity with Kashmiris
Rallies, events held in different parts of AJK, twin cities, Hazara division, G-B
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Solidarity Day: AJK gears up to pay tribute to martyrs
Rallies are also scheduled to be taken out in all districts of AJK to pay homage to martyrs of the Kashmir struggle
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Road accidents: Three killed in separate incidents
Victim's car skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge
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Funds for immediate rehabilitation of Leepa valley fire victims released
The Commissioner pointed out urgent measures are being undertaken to ensure the immediate delivery of the relief goods
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Wildfire in AJK destroys entire market
90 shops, seven residential houses, seven vehicles and one government food depot were burnt to ashes
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Rash driving: Two killed; two injured in separate incidents
Meanwhile, a motorcyclist on Sunday was run over by a speeding van near Chattar in Muzaffarabad
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Snow, landslides: Roads leading to Leepa, Neelum valleys blocked
Locals say they are now facing a shortage of eatables and essential commodities
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Armed with three donkeys and a camel, AJK activist demands basic services
Musafir took the animals on a march to Muzaffarabad to draw awareness to civic issues
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Winter blues: Snow, rain, landslides sever road links
Rain in the valleys and at low altitude areas of AJK have forced people into their homes
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India Republic Day: Black day observed in AJK
Rallies held in Muzaffarabad, elsewhere
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Collaborative activities: British Council signs MoU with AJK government
UK is second home of Kashmiris, says state’s PM
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Kashmir issue: Pakistan to continue diplomatic, political, moral support
India felt great pressure after UN Security Council speech by PM Sharif, says AJK President
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Political statement: Govt showering development projects on AJK: PM
Haider said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will greatly benefit the entire area
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Census: Head count in AJK from April 29
A total of 2,800 mobile staff members would be deputed for holding the scheduled census across AJK
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Govt green-lights April 29 census date for AJK
The exercise will be held in two phases
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Paucity of funds: ‘AJK has smaller development budget than Pindi’
AJK had an annual budget of Rs12 billion which is less than the garrison city of Rawalpindi
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Self-determination day: Rallies staged in AJK
Speakers urge new UN secretary-general to implement long-standing resolutions on Kashmir dispute
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Pre-election rigging? Inquiry committee finds irregular hiring in AJK LG&RD
Report sent to chief secretary for formation of judicial commission
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Examinations: Education boards review system
The objective of the project is to standardise the educational system
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AJK government approves Rs701 million for multiple projects
AJK PM chairs CDC meeting to finalise four projects
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Legislation: AJK bans child labour in brick kilns
Increases punishment for ‘creating hurdles in govt matters’ to seven years
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Notification: AJK appoints Kamal as new boss of PSC
The ex-chairman and nine members of the commission were terminated from their services
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Benefiting labourers: AJK govt raises minimum wage to Rs14,000
Policy would also extend to people working on Neelum-Jhelum project
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Inter-provincial meeting: Provinces to get units to monitor, implement SDGs
Health ministers of all provinces agree to accelerate crackdown against spurious drugs
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PSC chairman: AJK premier picks Lt Gen Mohsin Kamal
Sources say new chief to help pick nine members
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Public Hospitals : AJK to buy drugs from MLAs funds
He said that Rs2.5 million would be deducted from the development funds allocated for each MLA
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PPP government was too busy with graft: Haider
AJK prime minister digs into previous government
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Wheat, Flour Fortification: WFP to extend assistance in AJK
The meeting emphasised that the Food Department take over the project on sustainable basis
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Neelum jhelum hydro power project: Project to be operational by Dec 2017
The committee visited different sites of the NJHPP and monitored the physical progress of the project
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Security measures: Rush to build bunkers in AJK as fears grow
Residents pay thousands to build underground shelters
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Tuition fee concession for overseas Pakistanis increased twofold
The board also decides to establish commission in AJK to protect rights of Kashmiri expatriates
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Address to Bar: AJK govt mulls adding judges to high court
Premier Haider promises medical facilities for lawyers; assures recovery of encroached land of lawyers’ colony
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Not worried about any threat from India: Air chief
Sohail Aman says Pakistan does not want war but knows well to respond in the face of any aggression
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Merit selection: NTS, AJK education dept sign agreement
NTS will test prospective teachers to help gauge proficiency
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Cross-border firing victims: AJK premier orders compensation
Required funds for this purpose have been transferred to all deputy commissioners of the state
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Two-pronged strategy on Kashmir prepared
Nawaz tasks AJK govt, PML-N to reach out to APHC in IOK
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Rights abuses: AJK Islamic Ideology Council condemns Indian brutalities
The council has called upon the UN and other human rights bodies to take notice of the Indian barbarities
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‘EU concerned over rights violations in occupied Kashmir’
AJK premier says he presented the Kashmir case in new dimension before European authorities
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Power Generation: Centre releases Rs240m for two projects in G-B
The centre has yet to provide allocated sums for the remaining power projects in the G-B, official sources said