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Austere celebrations: Under curfew, people in Srinagar mark Eid with simplicity
Leaders call for international assistance for flood-affected people
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Earthquake 2005: AJK president, PM skip memorial events
Locals angered by govt apathy, criticise lack of progress on reconstruction work
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2005 Earthquake: Nine years on, one-third projects still pending
Over 100,000 children still do not have a school building.
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India refuses aid from Pakistani charity
A consignment – comprising 12 truckloads of relief items – was returned from the Line of Control
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One year on: Suspension of funds hampers AJK uplift
Khan further said they had raised the issue with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
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Kashmir leaders welcome Nawaz’s UN speech
Leader of the Opposition in AJK Assembly says it would give a new impetus to the Kashmiris’ liberation struggle
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Separation from India is Kashmir's only solution, says Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief
Yasin Malik says India is not concentrating on the destruction caused by the floods in Kashmir
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Relief to Indian Kashmir: AJK assembly seeks world’s help to open LoC
Legislative assembly passes resolution, seeks UN, EU and other aid agencies’ help for border opening.
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Left at nature’s mercy: ‘We never thought we would see a road floating away’
As floodwaters begin to recede in AJK, officials survey damage wrought to infrastructure in the region
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Indian Kashmir floods: AJK decries Islamabad’s silence over ‘selective’ rescue effort
Latif Akbar says Indian army did not bother to rescue locals in the region
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Kashmir in tatters
Officials continue to recover the dead even as scale of damage has yet to be assessed
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Flood ‘14: Indian administered Kashmir suffers from floods and official neglect
Tales of people abandoned, families separated, children left to fend for themselves.
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As the water recedes: Over 46,000 AJK residents deal with the aftermath
Billions lost in damages to roads, electricity lines, property and govt infrastructure.
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Floods in Kashmir: Banking on help
Kashmir’s ongoing struggle to cope with the recent floods
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Controversial appointments: Three AJK Shariat Court judges sacked
They were appointed by Prime Minister Chaudhry Abdul Majeed under the Shariat Court Act, 1993
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Cross-border floods: AJK premier offers to send aid
Says India carrying out selective
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Rains and floods: Kashmiris seek international help
Appeal to Islamabad to open LoC for relief goods
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Poor showing: Over 54 per cent fail HSSC-II exam in AJK
vh an overall success ratio of 45.99 per cent.
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High floods at Punjnad in River Chenab, Balloki in River Ravi
Death toll has reached 257, and 461 injured while nearly 1,121,987 people have been affected so far.
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Monsoon floods: Thousands trapped in Indian Kashmir
Rain-swollen Jhelum River inundates Srinagar, forces frantic residents onto rooftops
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Nature’s wrath: Muzaffarabad loses its only park to floods
Rehabilitation minister promises to arrange a substitute area for children
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Nature’s wrath: Over 60 killed, 1,600 homeless in AJK floods
Police arrest 13 for stealing wood from Jhelum River.
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Flood-affected: AJK villagers demand govt help
There were 200 houses in the village before the onset of the relentless rains but now there is no mark of building.
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Punjab under water
What use is a Metro bus system if the roads beneath it and the feeder roads are flooded and impassable?
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Road accident: 13 feared dead near Muzaffarabad
Four others injured
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Unfavourable atmosphere: Sit-ins hampering AJK development, says minister
Finance minister claims prosperity of Pakistan must always come first.
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Rains and roads: Six killed in AJK
The police said that the driver lost the control of the van while negotiating the sharp curve.
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Fighting climate change: AJK, Balochistan governments ink agreement
Forest depts to coordinate on research work on wildlife, fisheries.
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Against bureaucracy: AJK minister’s protest continues
Finance Secretary Yousuf Khan allegedly opposed Khokhar’s move of renting out a plot to a transport company .
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Groundswell of support: PML-N workers rally behind Nawaz in AJK capital
Imran Khan should wait until the 2018 elections to be democratically elected
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Tragedy: Two killed, 15 injured in AJK road accident
The injured were shifted to the district headquarters hospital in Mansehra
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After the ‘Quake
There remains much to do for the rehabilitation of areas affected by the earthquake of 2005.
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Supply lines cut: AJK feels adverse impact of capital rallies
Containers blocking main road from Bharakahu to Muzaffarabad.
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G-B province: AJK premier slams Qadri’s stance
Chaudhry Majeed says PAT leader “ignorant” about region’s history.
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Kashmir struggle: Indian Independence Day observed as ‘black day’
Joint anti-India rally organised by religious, political parties taken out from press club to UNMOGIP
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In solidarity: Independence day celebrated in AJK
President Sardar Yaqoob criticises Imran, Qadri for destabilising country.
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Suffering official neglect: Kashmir’s forgotten forts and temples
AJK Tourism and Archaeology Dept has mandate to identify and preserve historical sites.
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Livin’ it up: Mountain life key to longevity for Kashmir’s centenarians
NADRA official says each village in Neelum Valley has around dozen people in their nineties or hundreds.
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Mountain life key to longevity for Kashmir's centenarians
Centenarians living in a remote region of Kashmir are bucking the trend of Pakistan worst country for senior citizens.
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Sixteen die as van plunges into ravine in Azad Kashmir
Local administration official says van was overloaded with up to 30 people and speeding
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Modern mechanism: Looking to juice up AJK’s agriculture sector
Barren land’s development to bring prosperity and strengthen economy.
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Jagran hydropower project: Flouting of rules cost national kitty Rs400m
Document reveals the contract was awarded to second lowest bidder in breach of due process
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Jagran hydel project: AJK law dept opinion favours winning bidder
Says procedure was followed; majority vote was in favour of winning bidder.
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Fatal incidents: Woman among four dead in AJK
The woman was washing clothes on the bank of the river when she suddenly fell into the water which swept her away.
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Medicinal herbs: Two arrested for smuggling in AJK
Forest officials claim the men possessed the expensive Tripattra plant.
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Over Rs400m scam uncovered in AJK hydropower project
Official accused of easing rules to award contract to selected company.
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Passenger bus crash kills 16 in Azad Kashmir
Thirty seven others injured, shifted to hospitals in Mirpur and Samahni for medical treatment.
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Fueling resentment: Nisar revokes parliamentary status of G-B, AJK lawmakers
Letter rescinding their perks issued earlier this month.
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Official scheme: Over 12,000 govt employees to get plots, apartments
Of 12,700 employees, around 3,500 will get plots in Bhara Kahu, 2,200
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Road accident: Four women among 12 killed in AJK
The body of another female victim has not been identified.