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Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)—the Pakistan-held portion of disputed Kashmir—has been convulsed by mass protests since early June, including sit-ins, demonstrations, and “wheel-jam” and “shutter-down” ...
News Pakistan » Azad Kashmir » Culture: Azad? Only in Name: The Harsh Reality of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir
When it comes to the map of Jammu and Kashmir, a vital truth often gets blurred under diplomatic caution and international distractions: Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan are not independent lands, ...
News Pakistan » Azad Kashmir » Culture: Pakistan dispatch: deadly clashes in Azad Jammu and Kashmir escalate political crisis
Pakistan-administered territories of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) are witnessing one of their most serious episodes of political unrest in recent years, as protests led by Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami ...
News Pakistan » Azad Kashmir » Culture: Pakistan’s Kashmir votes: Why the election hinges on 12 disputed seats
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan-administered Kashmir, formally known as Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), has spent the summer under an unofficial state of emergency. Since early June, nearly 40 people ...
News Pakistan » Azad Kashmir » Culture: Pakistan: Protests continue in Azad Kashmir despite repression and internet blackout
Harshly repressed protests that have shaken Pakistan-administered Kashmir since early June have continued through local legislative elections held in July and August. With internet access cut off and ...
News Pakistan » Azad Kashmir » Culture: Deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir: What’s going on?
At least 11 people were killed on Sunday during clashes between police and protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir’s Rawalakot city, capital of Poonch district, before a major demonstration ...
News Pakistan » Azad Kashmir » Culture: Unrest erupts in Azad Kashmir amid protests, legal battles, and demands for reform
The politically volatile region of Pakistan-administered Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) has once again plunged into a crisis of civil unrest. In late September, a local protest over government plans to drop ...
News Pakistan » Azad Kashmir » Culture: Pakistan’s Kashmir Crackdown
The Madina Market of Muzaffarabad, a major regional commercial hub, has finally reopened to economic activity following weeks of turmoil. Muzaffarabad – the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, ...
News Pakistan » Azad Kashmir » Culture: The Political Shakeup in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir
A new prime minister is on the verge of being installed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir to replace Chaudhry Anwarul Haq. The government in this Pakistan-controlled region of the disputed Kashmir ...
News Pakistan » Azad Kashmir » Culture: Protesters clash with police in Pakistani Kashmir as strike shutters cities
MUZAFFARABAD, June 9 (Reuters) - Cities and towns across Pakistan-administered Kashmir were brought to a standstill on Tuesday after protesters clashed with security forces ahead of a general strike ...
News Pakistan » Azad Kashmir » Culture: Kashmir: A Thorny Issue Between Pakistan And India From The Outset – Analysis
On April 22, an attack occurred in the Baisaran Valley, located in the mountainous region of Kashmir in the western part of the Indian subcontinent, sparking a brief military conflict between New ...