J&K Govt Notifies Homestay Policy 2026 to Boost Rural Tourism and Local Livelihoods
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah terms the new policy a major step toward sustainable tourism, offering financial incentives, simplified registration, and employment opportunities across rural and border areas.
SRINAGAR — Chief...
Azad Kashmir Announces Smart Lockdown: Businesses Allowed 3 Days a Week Under Joint Awami Action Committee Decision
The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee has revised the complete shutdown into a...
A Sister’s Open Letter After Rawalakot Killing Shines Light on Civilian Cost of Unrest
Seventeen years after her brother’s childhood note, a grieving sister in Rawalakot shares an...
HRCP Fact-Finding Mission Visits Gilgit Press Club to Review Press Freedom and Digital Rights
A six-member Human Rights Commission of Pakistan delegation met with local journalists in Gilgit...
Journalist Azra Alam’s Family Detained After Police Raid Home in Attock Release
Following journalist Azra Alam's release after 40 days in Attock Jail, police reportedly raided...
J&K Govt Notifies Homestay Policy 2026 to Boost Rural Tourism and Local Livelihoods
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah terms the new policy a major step toward sustainable tourism, offering financial incentives, simplified registration, and employment opportunities across rural...
Azad Kashmir Announces Smart Lockdown: Businesses Allowed 3 Days a Week Under Joint Awami Action Committee Decision
The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee has revised the complete shutdown into a smart lockdown, permitting businesses to operate on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and...
A Sister’s Open Letter After Rawalakot Killing Shines Light on Civilian Cost of Unrest
Seventeen years after her brother’s childhood note, a grieving sister in Rawalakot shares an emotional response following his fatal shooting during June protests.
Months after...
HRCP Fact-Finding Mission Visits Gilgit Press Club to Review Press Freedom and Digital Rights
A six-member Human Rights Commission of Pakistan delegation met with local journalists in Gilgit to discuss freedom of expression, internet shutdowns, and professional challenges...
Journalist Azra Alam’s Family Detained After Police Raid Home in Attock Release
Following journalist Azra Alam's release after 40 days in Attock Jail, police reportedly raided her home again, detaining her father, brother, and uncles.
Family members...
J&K Democratic Party Chairperson Nabila Irshad Detained in Islamabad, Rawalpindi Home Raided
Advocate Nabila Irshad was reportedly taken from her Islamabad residence, while police raided the Rawalpindi home of vlogger and activist Azra Alam, according to family and local reports. Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Party Chairperson and lawyer Nabila Irshad was reportedly detained by police from her residence in Islamabad late last night, while security personnel also […]
One Killed in Shooting Amid Mixed Response to Joint Awami Action Committee Strike in Azad Kashmir
Markets reopened in major cities like Mirpur and Muzaffarabad, while a citizen was shot dead by unidentified armed individuals in Qallan Bazaar during ongoing...
45-Year-Old Man Found Dead in Budgam’s Branwar Area
Police have launched an investigation after the body of a 45-year-old man was recovered from the Branwar area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on...
Kashmir Court Seeks Answers on Missing JKJAAC Leader Shaukat Nawaz Mir as Committee Plans ‘Major Announcement’ on October 4
A Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee in Pakistan-administered Kashmir says it will make a "highly significant announcement" on October 4, extending a protest...
Human Rights Council Condemns Inspector General’s Behavior Toward Journalist in Islamabad
HRC-AJK expresses deep concern over the Azad Kashmir police chief's conduct toward journalist Haider Sherazi during a press interaction outside Parliament House.
The Human Rights...
Joint Awami Action Committee Announces Major Call After Oct 4, Urges Residents to Stock Rations
JKJAAC asks traders to keep businesses open until October 3 while advising citizens to prepare for significant future actions as the anniversary of last...
National Conference MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi Criticises Party Over J&K Statehood Resolutions and Public Mandate
Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi accuses his party of undermining the public mandate in Jammu and Kashmir, questioning the effectiveness of repeated resolutions on...
Indian-Administered Kashmir Assembly Passes Resolution Calling for Restoration of Statehood
The move comes years after New Delhi stripped the disputed Himalayan region of its special constitutional status in 2019, drawing strong opposition from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. Lawmakers in the Indian-administered region of Jammu and Kashmir have voted to support a resolution calling for the restoration of the territory’s statehood, years after New […]
Dr. Muhammad Najib Naqi Elected as 25th President of Pakistan-administered Kashmir
A PML-N nominee and veteran politician, Dr. Najib Naqi secured 32 votes in the legislative assembly, capping a three-decade political career that began following...