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Dangerous drive: Four killed in AJK road accident
The accident occurred while the vehicle was taking a sharp turn.
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Attracting investors: AJK adopts new lease policy for hydel power projects
Officials say government land to be offered at minimal rates.
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Energy woes: AJK starts work on power project
Awards contact to a Chinese firm, which will complete the project in 40 months.
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By-election: PPP candidate wins AJK women’s seat
Shamshad Aziz is the wife of former Musharraf aide Gen (retd) Aziz.
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Campus politics: AJK to lift ban on student union
Prime minister announces to
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Poisonous liquor claims 14 lives in separate incidents
8 people died in Kahuta, while 4 are still in critical condition; 6 people passed away in Azad Kashmir.
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Criminal conduct: Seven held for using fake IDP registration cards
Police in plain clothes spotted locals in IDP queues.
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Women’s seats: PML-N not to contest polls
An AJK assembly member belonging to the PML-N, Dr Fouzia Ashraf, quit her seat on June 6 due to personal reasons.
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Promoting Persian: Shah Hamadan Chair set up at AJK varsity
The diplomat said that Persian had remained a language of communication in the region for hundreds of years.
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Tragedy: Three die as jeep falls into ravine in AJK
A passenger jeep was going to Hardyala from Thotha, when it fell into a deep ravine.
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AJK government unveils Rs62 billion tax-free budget
Opposition, MQM boycott session, saying govt did not consult them.
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Advisers’ appointment: AJK Legislative Assembly passes bill
Allows PM, president to keep four, two advisers respectively supports Waziristan operation.
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Scarcity: Mirpur, Muzaffarabad areas without water
The residents of Gojra complained that the PHE was not paying attention to their miseries
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River link: Power project tunnel completed
The tunnel will direct water from Neelum River to power turbines and flow into Jhelum River.
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Reduced jail term: Dr Afridi challenges verdict
Member of legal team says defence team still has reservations against ruling, will challenge it before FATA tribunal.
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Two civilians, including 7-year-old, wounded in LoC clashes
The clashes were the first since a new Indian government came to power, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Lawlessness: Policeman among two shot dead in AJK
Residents of Chelabandi accused the police of harassment and looting their houses.
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Plight: Kashmiri refugees decry ‘shoddy work’ on housing scheme
Also demand raise in daily stipend.
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Murder-suicide: Woman jumps in river with her two children, all drown
She had argued with her husband before the incident; two drown in jeep accident.
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AJK ADP: Over Rs10 billion allocated for uplift projects
Communications and works depart to get major chunk of the funds.
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Reserved seats: AJK apex court seeks comments from all political parties
Petition challenges seats for Kashmiri refugees.
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Four Kashmiri students expelled from Indian hostel
Happens a day after a Kashmiri student was beaten up at a local educational institute of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh.
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Refugee seats: AJK court puts all political groups on notice
Asks them to file their concise statements to decide the fate of 12 legislative assembly seats for Kashmiri refugees.
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Discriminated: Kashmiri students harassed in India
Kashmiri students complain they were beaten up by seniors, authorities do not take action against accused: Police
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Azad Kashmir road accident claims four lives
Driver lost control of jeep which plunged into a nullah.
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Demonstration: SHO killed, three injured in tear gas shelling
A police officer was killed, while three protesters were injured due to tear gas shelling in Charhoi.
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Drowned JI leader: JI seeks AJK help in retrieving missing body
SDMA secretary assures Sirajul Haq all available resources are being used in search efforts.
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Gang-rape of minor: Police rounds up alleged rapist, friend
The victim’s father has appealed to AJK prime minister and chief justice.
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Budget proposals: AJK urged to allocate more for children
Activists demand budgetary provisions for community midwives, girls’ education.
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Lax enforcement: Civic bodies’ negligence led to damage in AJK floods says NDMA chief
The AJK Finance Department has been asked to release Rs200,000 to each deputy commissioner to aid relief efforts.
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Relations with India: Govt urge to get tough on Kashmir issue
Leaders of religious, political parties criticise Nawaz for not taking up Kashmir issue during his visit to New Delhi.
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Communication facility: Neelum Valley gets cellphone service
The facility was inaugurated on Sunday by Sector Commander Brigadier Ali Nadeem.
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At primary level: Computer literacy programme afoot
“Remote areas will be preferred under the mass computer literacy programme,” said the official.
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Tariff row: Government warns to cut AJK’s power supply
State is charging Rs2.59 per unit less than tariff determined by govt.
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Indian elections: AJK groups protest crackdown during polls
Say elections are not a substitute for the right to self-determination.
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Exposed: For girls in Sudhan Gali, a school without walls
Devastated in 2005, the building has still not been rebuilt.
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Unknown reasons: Man axes wife to death
The reason behind the murder could not be ascertained.
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Solidarity day: AJK all praise for Pakistan Army
All Parties Coordination Council vows to support the armed forces.
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Tragedy: Two dead, 35 injured in AJK road accident
Five women are in critical condition.
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Scarred by violence: Boycott mars voting in Kashmir
Turnout recorded at 30% two hours before the polling closed.
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Regional office: ICAP head, AJK premier discuss local chapter
AJK PM assured the delegation of full cooperation.
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Rehabilitation: AJK govt to construct houses for refugees
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government has purchased 320 kanals in Thota to construct houses for Kashmiri refugees.
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Troubled state: India fails to conduct secure vote in Kashmir
More than 1,000 people were taken into custody.
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Kashmir Highway extension: Legislators ask civic agency to speed up work
CDA assures MNAs that extension, remodelling work will be completed by June 30.
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Unsafe zones: Roadside robberies trouble commuters
Rawalpindi-Bagh road has become a hotspot for muggers and robbers, while police look away in indifference.
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LoC violation: Indian Army carries out mortar shelling, firing near Kotli
This is the second time an LoC violation has taken place in less than a week.
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Kashmiris shun polls as Modi fear weighs heavy
India’s sizeable Muslim minority is wary of BJP leader, who they blame for the communal riots in Gujarat.
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Highwaymen: Passengers of five vehicles looted
All were commuting between Bagh and Rawalpindi.
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Open-air education, literally
It is yet another example — there are countless others countrywide — of the failure to invest in education for all.
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Lok Mela: Visitors throng Kashmiri pavilion in large numbers
Many professional and amateur singers give performances and present Kashmiri folk music.