A circulating video from Rawalakot shows locals targeting and downfitting an unmanned aerial vehicle using a stone-slinging method, amid ongoing local concerns over aerial surveillance. RAWALAKOT — Recent developments in Rawalakot have brought public attention to aerial surveillance concerns, following footage circulating on social media showing a drone being downed in the area. According to […]

UKPNP leader warns that excluding Poonch and Sudhanoti from elections while security forces engage in firing and shelling is a mockery of democracy. United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) Senior Vice Chairperson Tania Khan has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating security situation in Azad Kashmir, particularly in Poonch, Baloch, and Sudhanoti, calling for immediate […]

Imran Hussain calls on UK ministers to press Islamabad over human rights concerns, communications restrictions, and supply disruptions during Ishaq Dar’s visit. LONDON — British Member of Parliament and All-Party Parliamentary Group for Kashmir Chairman Imran Hussain has urged UK ministers to directly raise the situation in Kashmir with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign […]

Joint Awami Action Committee core member Sardar Umar Nazir Kashmiri questions authorities over educational disruptions during a public conference in Rawalakot. RAWALAKOT — A senior leader of the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) has raised serious concerns over the disruption of educational activities across Azad Kashmir, demanding accountability from authorities regarding the impact on schools, […]

Catastrophic floods and landslides triggered by a massive Himalayan avalanche have left hundreds of foreign tourists among the missing, disrupting infrastructure across mountain valleys. KATHMANDU — Flash floods and massive landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border have left at least 160 people dead and approximately 1,500 others missing, with authorities warning that the death toll could […]

Local leaders accuse authorities of a brutal crackdown, blockades, and mass detentions in Azad Kashmir amid ongoing protests over unfulfilled agreements. Security forces have intensified a heavy crackdown in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, drawing sharp condemnation from local leaders over alleged mass arrests, severe supply blockades, and restrictions on medical access. According to statements circulating from regional […]