Rawalkot (Dharti News) In the second phase of local elections to be held in Azad Kashmir after a long period, the election campaign of the candidates participating in the local elections to be held on December 3 has ended between Thursday and Friday night. The Election Commission has warned. What is that now no candidate can participate in the election campaign, in case of violation, legal action can be taken. Polling for these elections will be held on Saturday for which preparations have been completed. To maintain law and order on the polling day, additional force from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has also arrived in Poonch Division. The polling staff will leave for the respective polling stations on Friday.
Hattian Bala: Representatives of more than three thousand voters will protect public rights
Hattian Bala (Azadi Times) There are representatives of more than three thousand voters, they will protect their rights in every aspect, they will not leave their voters, supporters, or colleagues in difficult times alone in any place, nor will anyone with their voters, supporters. Azadi Times reported…,
These views were expressed by members of the Central Executive Committee of Pakistan Peoples Party Azad Kashmir, former candidate District Councilor Union Council Gujarbandi Syed Shafiq Kazmi, former candidate Union Council Sadak Chinari Pakistan Peoples Party Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmed, newly elected local councilor Jaskul Chaudhry Muhammad.
Zubair, ex-candidate local councilor Talikot Shahid Khushal Usmani, ex-candidate for local council ward Upper Gujarbandi Raja Tanveer Khan, ex-candidate for local council Sadak Chinari Raja Saddam Aziz while addressing a crowd of a joint press conference at district press club Hattian Bala.
What did Syed Shafiq Kazmi, a member of the Central Executive Committee of the Pakistan People’s Party, said that the Pakistan People’s Party fought hard against the relatively ruling party of the 2021 general election in the Union Council Gujarbandi in the local body elections. PTI stole the seat I won by nightly door-to-door campaign and showed the green garden to the public.
Shafiq Kazmi said what else would the workers have done if they had not been defeated. Shafiq Kazmi said that in the general election, Education Minister Dewan Ali Khan Chaghtai had taken 28 hundred votes from Union Council Gujjar Bandi. We alone have reduced his 28 hundred votes to 17 hundred. Chaghtai will be brought to Union Council Gujarbandi by less than five hundred votes.
Dewan Chaghtai, who succeeded in the general elections, has been ignored by Dewan Chaghtai and started promoting rain frogs due to which eleven hundred in one and a half years.
Vote Diwan Chaghatai K K Shafiq Kazmi said that I am extremely grateful to the people of Union Council Gujjar Bandi, who ignored the ruling political party and supported us in difficult times. He expressed his confidence that in the upcoming general election, all the voters and supporters of the PPP will fight against obscenity and nudity.
Addressing the joint press conference, former candidate PPP District Council Sadak Chanari Chaudhry Manzoor said that he is grateful to the central leadership of Pakistan Peoples Party Azad Kashmir, especially Chaudhry Yasin, President of Pakistan Peoples Party Azad Kashmir, Opposition Leader Chaudhry Latif Akbar, Sahibzada Muhammad Ashfaq Zafar Advocate.
I am grateful to the voters and supporters of the Pakistan Peoples Party from Kucha Doli to Jaskol who have voted for me. I assure all these sisters, brothers, and elders that I I will stand by them in every difficult time, no matter what kind of problem they face, just like they stood by me, I will also stand by them in every difficult time. We will never forget the time when he supported us in the presence of the ruling Jamaat in adverse conditions.
Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan He was also the former Prime Minister of the Harghar election campaign and is also the current MLA who influenced the election, yet the zealous people of Sadak Chinari voted for me more than Ashfaq Zafar, for which I am grateful to every single voter and supporter. And I am grateful. Some Muslim League workers have offered me to join the PML. I have told them clearly that I will live and die with the People’s Party.
The Jamaat has given me respect and I cannot even think of betrayal. Newly elected councilor Jaskol Chaudhry Zubair said that the people of Jaskol expressed their trust in me and I will try my best to fulfill their trust. I will not allow the rights of the people of Jaskol to be robbed, I will not hesitate to give my blood in the place where the people of Jaskol will sweat, former candidate of Local Council Talikot Shahid Usmani said that I am thankful.
I will never hurt the trust of my voters who trusted me. Er Local Council Sadak Chinari Raja Saddam Aziz also thanked his voters and said that he will protect the rights of colleagues in difficult times everywhere.
Tanveer Khan Turk former candidate of Ward Upper Gujarbandi said that they will not forget the kindness of his voters and supporters till the last breath of my life who voted for me in large numbers in difficult times.
My appeal to the central leadership of Pakistan Peoples Party Azad Kashmir is That he should provide permanent leadership in Constituency Seven so that preparations for the General Election can be made timely.
Ex-candidate District Councilor Khilana Manzoor Bahlot thanked all PPP workers
Brothers, colleagues, and friends! In our UC, one of our opposition parties had the government machinery and on the other hand, two times as Prime Minister and 16 years of continuous power and authority and countless funds within the constituency, despite this, the workers of this great PPP of Bhutto Shaheed.
The zeal and dedication with which he worked day and night and got record votes is his example. For this, you all deserve to be congratulated, my great colleagues! The election was a process that went through, so no one should be unfairly criticized on social media and on the ground, and the atmosphere of tolerance and brotherhood should be avoided. should be maintained. This is the lesson of the martyred founders of this party.
I believe that I do not need to be a member of the district council to serve the people. I will never disappoint the party workers and my allies. Defending your rights is my first duty and I will fulfill this duty till my last breath.
Azad Kashmir police Cheif visited Rawalakot, presided over the important meeting
Rawalakot: (Azadi Times) Inspector General Police Azad Kashmir Dr. Ameer Ahmed Sheikh visited the divisional headquarters of Poonch with reference to the elections to be held in Rawalkot, Bagh, Sidhnuti and Haveli districts of Poonch Division on December 03 in the second phase of local body elections.
During the visit, he met with ordinary citizens in Dhirkot, Bangoin, and Arjah. Later, he chaired a joint important meeting of police and administration at Rawalkot headquarters in order to keep these elections peaceful and make security arrangements foolproof. Meanwhile, DIG Police Poonch Division Rashid Naeem gave a briefing to the IG Police. The Inspector General of Police issued necessary orders to establish law and order on the polling day.
Rawalakot: Ward No.8, independent candidate Sardar Zahid Hanif withdraw in favor of JKPP
Rawalakot: (Azadi Times – Newspaper) Sardar Zahid Hanif, an independent candidate from Ward No. 8 Tarar Tarni Chhal of Municipal Corporation Rawalkot, will unconditionally withdraw in favor of Sardar Asif Naseem, the nominated candidate of JKPP.
Sardar Zahid Hanif has announced unconditional full support including his colleagues and dear relatives. From the ceremony, JKPP nominated candidate Sardar Asif Naseem thanked the candidate who withdrew from the address and said that now his victory is certain. has gone
Decision to start Islamic banking in Bank of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Muzaffarabad (Dharti News) Important decisions were taken to start Islamic banking in the Bank of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, to establish a subsidiary financial institution of the bank, a microfinance bank. The Minister of Finance, Cooperatives and Inland Revenue of Azad Kashmir at the head office of the previous Rosebank. And in the 60th meeting of the Board of Directors under the chairmanship of Chairman Bank Khan Abdul Majid Khan, approval was given to start Islamic banking by the state bank and to establish the microfinance bank, a subsidiary financial institution of the bank, while the half-yearly records and accounts were approved. Islamic banking division was established in the bank. In the meeting, a detailed agenda paper prepared keeping in mind the market survey and public needs was presented on the instructions of the chairman. In which all the operational, Shariah and other relevant frameworks related to Islamic banking were discussed. After detailed discussions, the board gave in-principle approval to start Islamic banking. After the approval from the board, the Islamic banking division has started working to ensure that Islamic banking is in accordance with Sharia. Work is underway to open Islamic banking branches across the state and establish Islamic banking windows in the existing branch network. At the beginning of the meeting, President Bank Mr. Khawar Saeed briefed the board on the important performance points of the first half of the year 2022. Cf. And Mr. Shahid Shahzad Mir gave a detailed briefing on financial business. The board reviewed the measures taken for the success and development of the bank and approved the records and accounts up to 30th June 2022. The board performed excellently in earning record profits, deposits and remittances in other sectors as well. The value addition was commendable. It was hoped that the bank would grow double during the day and quadruple during the night. Among the directors who participated in the meeting were Secretary Finance Mr. Ismatullah Shah, Secretary Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Mr. Irshad Ahmad Qureshi and Secretary Industries, Commerce and Minerals Mr. Wajahat Rashid Baig along with Independent Directors Syed Haider Abbas, Mr. Mubasher Nabi, Mr. Zulfiqar Abbasi, Company Secretary Muazullah Khan was also present.
Decision to create agricultural farms to meet the food security and nutritional needs of Azad Kashmir
Muzaffarabad (PID) Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan has taken an important step to meet the food security and nutritional needs of Azad Kashmir. Decision to establish large agricultural farms of Azad Kashmir in Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan. Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan directed Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah, Chief Minister Balochistan Abdul Qudous Bizenjo, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan and Chief Minister Gilgit Baltistan Barrister Khalid Khurshid to allot land for the establishment of large model agricultural farms in Azad Kashmir. The Prime Minister has moved to allot 25 thousand acres of land from the Sindh government, 30 thousand acres from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, 1 lakh acres from the Balochistan government, 50 thousand acres from the Punjab government and 02 acres from the Gilgit-Baltistan government so that the food needs of Azad Kashmir can be met. Along with meeting food security can also be ensured. The development and other expenses of these agricultural farms in all provinces and Gilgit-Baltistan will be borne by the Azad Kashmir government. Azad Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan said in this regard that the government of Azad Kashmir wants to develop agriculture farms in other provinces for the purpose of food security by acquiring land plots with agricultural potential and making them agricultural farms. Develop accordingly. This process will not only increase the economic development of the state of Pakistan but also increase the connections between the state and the provinces. He said that most of the area of Azad Kashmir is difficult and mountainous terrain and despite having countless types of plants etc., the cultivable area is less. Due to which commodities are insufficient for the needs of the population, therefore agricultural farms are being developed in Pakistan. The Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir said that the development of agricultural farms of Azad Kashmir in all provinces and Gilgit-Baltistan will lead to creating a revolutionary and indelible story in the history of the state.
Municipal elections in Kashmir: Irshad Mahmood – Opinion
The first phase of local body election in Muzaffarabad Division was successfully completed. The election process will be completed in Poonch and Mirpur divisions by December 3 and 8.
The results are mixed, but the satisfaction aspect is that the elections were held. Despite all the problems and challenges, the local police and administration managed to conduct this election.
A lot of hurdles were put in the way of local body elections to be held after three and a half years. There was an atmosphere of uncertainty till the last minute. Since the federal government had refused to provide the required security force, there was a possibility that the election could be postponed at any time.
In this party-based election, the main contest is between three major political parties. Tehreek-e-Insaaf has an advantage over other parties due to being in the government. Voters are also generally inclined towards the ruling party so that some developmental work can be done in their areas.
PPP is the second largest parliamentary party in Azad Kashmir and Muslim League is the third largest parliamentary party. Muslim Conference and Jammu and Kashmir PPP also have one seat each in the Legislative Assembly. Interestingly, all three major parties have workers at the street level are Jamaat-e-Islami is also actively participating in local elections. Smaller parties are also expected to perform well in the elections.
A great election campaign is going on in Azad Kashmir for the last two months.
Prominent political and social leaders are also participating in these elections. Since the elections are being held at the local level, women are also very active. Many are participating in the elections directly. According to the Election Commission of Azad Kashmir, 10 thousand 556 candidates are participating in the elections. 12.5% seats are reserved for women and 12.5% for youth.
These seats will be indirectly elected later. The total number of registered voters is 2,950,129. Including 1,383,100 women. 5357 polling stations have been set up. The total number of union councils is 278 and the number of wards is 2,086. A total of 2,364 people will be elected to the Zilla Council and wards. A quick look at the election campaign shows that all the discussion and debate is on local issues. The candidates have presented their respective ward development manifestos. It will not be out of place to say that the elected councilors will definitely succeed in getting some work done in their areas.
The federal government was facing security problems due to PTI’s long march in Islamabad, so they did not provide security to Azad Kashmir. Now that the long march is over. Therefore, the federal government should immediately provide security for the election in Poonch and Mirpur divisions so that there is no law and order problem. If possible, elections should be held in both the regions on the same day so that the objections of the opposition can be removed.
The fact is that the local body elections would never have happened if Supreme Court Chief Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan had not stood by his decision like a rock. He only issued an order to hold local body elections but later strongly rejected every attempt to sabotage the elections. He was the one who encouraged the Election Commission. The Election Commission also played a dynamic role in removing the objections of political parties and demarcations. Rather, he tried hard to make the elections happen somehow. Every attempt to delay the election through various pretexts was foiled by the Election Commission.
Prime Minister Sardar Tanviralias Khan was hesitant regarding the local body elections in the initial period. Traditional politicians had successfully surrounded him. But soon they realized that there is no choice without holding elections. So, they put all their energy and ability to conduct the election. Despite the fact that the federal government did not provide security, conducting the election was a big heart job. He accepted this challenge and cried red.
Probably the historian will say that the biggest achievement of the current government of Tehreek-e-Insaf and Prime Minister Tanveer Ilyas is the holding of local body elections. It is also important to mention former Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi that he paved the political atmosphere for local body elections during his tenure. Removed legal hurdles. And made it a public demand. President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhary as the President of PTI made this demand a part of the election campaign and later played a positive role in conducting the elections. He supported the local body elections at every stage.
Behind the scenes, the national security agencies were so fired up that the doomsday would break with the local elections. Nationalists will dominate the political landscape. A political atmosphere will be created against Pakistan. Therefore, they should use their influence to postpone the election, but they should not fall into this delusion. He encouraged the process of devolution of power to the grassroots level.
The present Local Government Act does not match the needs of the present day. The control of the government on local bodies is very high. The elected councilors will have to lobby hard to empower them in Kashmir as well, on the pattern of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or Punjab. They have to share in mutual development funds so that they can serve the citizens.
Likewise, they have to compete for administrative powers. It is hoped that from these elections, a fresh leadership will emerge in every village and city, which will gradually establish its position at the level of Kashmir. The current crisis of leadership will end. Educated, young and experienced politicians have always emerged from the local government system. Therefore, the local bodies have to be strengthened so that leadership emerges and the delivery of civic services becomes easier.
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Muzaffarabad: PML-N is the favorite in the mayoral race of the capital
Muzaffarabad (Azadi Times) According to the unofficial and unofficial results of the 36 wards of the Muzaffarabad Municipal Corporation, the Muslim League-N has won 12 seats, the PTI has won the second place with 9 seats, while the People’s Party has won the third place with 8 seats.
Independent candidates also won seven seats according to the details, PML-N has won 12 seats in ward 36 of municipal corporation. Anjum Zaman from Ward No. 3, Adeel Khalid Awan from Ward No. 5, Syed Karamat Gilani from Ward No. 7, Rashid Qureshi from Ward No. 13, Shehzad Ahmed from Ward No. 14, Mumtaz Swati from Ward No. 16, Rashid Awan from Ward No. 25. Zadgar, Arslan Bashir Mir from Ward 26.
Nadeem Pulhaji from Ward No. 27, Hafeez Qureshi from Ward No. 28, Raja Umeer Kayani from Ward No. 30, Malik Inayat from Ward No. 4 of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, Riaz Ahmed from Ward No. 6, Ward No. Syed Moeed Shah from Ward No. 8, Syed Amitiaz Shah from Ward No. 10, and Muneeb Q. the joint candidate of Muslim Conference and PTI from Ward No. 11. Rishi, Tahir Hussain from Ward No. 15, Zulfiqar Baig from Ward No. 19, Raja Tahir from Ward No. 20, Muslim Conference and PTI joint candidate Sheikh Maqsood from Ward No. 24, Haider Abbasi from PPP Ward No. 12.
Umar Ali of PPP from Ward No. 9, Adnan Javed from Ward No. 29, Khalid Awan from Ward No. 31, Asim Naqvi from Ward No. 32, Sardar Naveed Ali from Ward No. 34, Khurram Naqvi from Ward No. 35, Ward No. 36. Zaheer Hussain Shah, Iqbal Mir from Ward No. 1, Fazal Mehmood Baig from Ward 17, Adeel Awan from Ward 18, Raza Shah Bukhari from Ward No. 21, Imran Zargar from Ward No. 22, Malik Moeed Manzoor from Ward No. 23 among independent candidates. Adil Qureshi won from Ward 33
Accident death of AJK citizen who take part in the polling today
According to details, Muhammad Akram son of Shahnawaz, Ijaz Ahmed son of Muhammad Aslam, Majid Khan son of Ghulam Hussain and Zarveed Khan son of Muhammad Farid were coming to poll their votes in the municipal elections when their car near Dhaka Aliot near Murree.
As a result of the accident, Muhammad Akram son of Shah Nawaz died on the spot, while Ijaz Ahmed son of Muhammad Aslam, Majid Khan son of Ghulam Hussain and Zarweed Khan son of Muhammad Fareed residents of Nogran were injured.
Liaquat Hussain Awan, PTI President Muhammad Mahmood Awan and the dignitaries of the area jointly decided that they and all the people of the village will not participate in the polling of District Council and Ward Nugran today, in this regard Election Commission and Returning Officer.
It will be requested that they Fix a new polling date for the Nogran polling station limits on which day the people of Nogran can cast their votes in favor of their favorite candidates.
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