Posts Tagged ‘Muzaffarabad’

AJK Assembly resolution supports President, PM

MUZAFFARABAD – Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Friday passed a resolution in favour of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and President Asif Ali Zardari.
The resolution was submitted by some members of the Treasury Benches in the Assembly during the meeting chaired by Speaker Sardar Syab Khalid.  The resolution appreciated the efforts of the PPP-led government for …

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4 killed, 20 injured in Muzaffarabad road mishap

At least four persons were killed while 20 others were injured when a passenger bus hit a mountain near the Muzaffarabad city on Monday, police said.
According to the detail, a passenger bus was on its way to Neelum valley from Muzaffarabad but met a road accident. According to the sources, the incident occurred as the driver of the bus lost his control over the vehicle and hit a mountain. As a …

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Neelum-Jhelum to complete soon

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MIRPUR (APP) – Construction work of Muzaffarabad-based 969 MW Neelum-Jhelum Hydroelectric project will be completed soon.
The construction work will be completed with amount of $2.16 billion, the sources said here Monday.
The Neelum-Jhelum project will generate power around 5.15 billion units annually. It would help to meet the shortage…

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Salahuddin met Mansoor Ijaz on Kashmir issue

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ISLAMABAD – Chief of Hizbul Mujahideen (HuM) Syed Salahuddin revealed that Mansoor Ijaz, who was behind the alleged memo, tried to convince him to continue ceasefire in Held Kashmir.
He told BBC Urdu that Ijaz, backed by the US, met him twice in 2000 in Islamabad and Muzaffarabad immediately after…

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Lord Nazir vows to expose ‘corrupt’

MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 26: Lord Nazir Ahmed, United Kingdom’s first Muslim lifetime peer appeared uninfluenced by the AJK cabinet

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Pakistanis protest against improving trade with India

MUZAFFARABAD: Hundreds of Islamist activists in Pakistani-administered Kashmir on Friday demonstrated against the government’s decision to take steps to improve trade with India. Pakistan’s cabinet last month said it approved a proposal giving India the status of “most favoured nation” in a move towards normalising trade relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Members of banned [...]

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CJ AJK shot and wounded in Muzaffarabad

Police said the motive for the attack was unclear.– File Photo ISLAMABAD: The top judge in Pakistani-administered Kashmir was shot Tuesday while walking in the autonomous region’s capital of Muzaffarabad and rushed to hospital with a gunshot injury, police said. Ghulam Mustafa Mughal was taking an evening walk at a university recreation ground when someone [...]

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At least 18 passengers injured in Muzaffarabad road accident

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At least 18 passengers including women and children were injured after a passenger van plunged into a ravine at Chamankot area of Muzaffarabad on Friday.
A passenger van which was coming from Dir Kot to Muzaffarabad, went out of driver’s control due to over-speeding while negotiating a sharp turn ahead,…

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4 killed, 10 injured as van overturns near Muzaffarabad

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At least four people were killed while 10 others injured when a passenger van fell into a deep ditch at Rarah, near Muzaffarabad Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
According to police, a Muzaffarabad bound speeding passenger van coming from Raheemabad, with 20 persons on board fell into the ditch…

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Yaqoob elected AJK president

MUZAFFARABAD: Sardar Mohammad Yaqoob Khan of People`s Party AJK was elected president of Azad Jammu and Kashmir by two-thirds majority here on Friday. He will take oath of office on Aug 25 when the term of incumbent President Raja Zulqarnain Khan ends. Polling for the presidential election was held between 12 noon and 3pm in [...]

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PPP names candidate for AJK presidency

MUZAFFARABAD, July 28: In what appeared to be a dramatic decision, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leadership on Thursday declared former AJK Prime Minister Haji Mohammad Yaqoob Khan as their candidate for Friday’s presidential election. Mr Yaqoob Khan, who had joined the PPAJK in December last year, was preferred over PPAJK secretary general Chaudhry Latif [...]

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Sadiq elected speaker, Kausar deputy speaker in AJK assembly

MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate Sardar Ghulam Sadiq has been elected Speaker and Shaheen Kausar Dar deputy speaker of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) assembly on Monday. The newly elected AJK Assembly assembled under the chairmanship of outgoing Speaker Ch. Anwar-ul-Haq, who took the oath from newly elected members and then administered the election [...]

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3 killed, 15 injured as passenger van falls into River Neelum in AJK

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At least three persons were killed while 15 others injured when a passenger van plunged into Neelam River, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) here on Friday.
According to police a Muzaffarabad bound speeding passenger van coming from Nosehri area, with 20 persons on board fell into the river while negotiating…

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Kashmiris demand role in India peace talks

MUZAFFARABAD: More than 1,000 people in Pakistani-administered Kashmir on Wednesday demanded a role in the latest round of peace talks between India and Pakistan. Activists from jihadi groups rallied in the regional capital Muzaffarabad and also called for holy war against India, an AFP reporter said. “Talks between India and Pakistan will be in vain [...]

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PML-N files petition against poll results in two AJK constituencies

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The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has filed a petition requesting the suspension of the results of two constituencies of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) legislative assembly elections.
The PML-N filed the petition on Friday at Azad Kashmir High Court (AKHC) in Muzaffarabad, requesting the court to suspend the election results.<br…

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PML-N to move Muzaffarabad High Court against AJK polls

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PML-N will challenge AJK elections in the Muzzaffarabad High Court tomorrow (Friday). The party says worst kind of rigging was done in the AJK elections. PML-N alleges that fake voters lists were used for elections, and a decision to challenge the results was made at a party session two days…

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PPP poised to gain simple majority

MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan People’s Party AJK appeared to have gained simple majority in the AJK Legislative Assembly as unofficial results for 36 of the 37 constituencies for which elections were held on Sunday poured in at late night. But a private TV channel reported that the PPP leadership had decided to invite the Muslim Conference to [...]

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