How Is Pakistan-Administered Kashmir Governed?
On 28 August, Barrister Iftikhar Gilani took the oath as the 17th prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). He won 30 votes...
The 12 Refugee Seats Explained: Why a Dozen Assembly Seats Divide Pakistan-Administered Kashmir
Voters who live in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Sialkot help choose who governs Muzaffarabad. Here is how that arrangement began, why it ignited deadly protests,...
What Is the JKJAAC? The Movement, Its 38-Point Charter and the Ban
For most of its short life, the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee was known for something unglamorous: forcing governments to talk about the...
Kashmir Flag: Why the Region Has More Than One, and What Each Stands For
Ask for "the Kashmir flag" and the answer depends on where you stand. Two designs are most often meant: the red-and-white Jammu and Kashmir...
Five New Districts in Ladakh: A Historic Shift or a Promise Left Unfinished?
A cold wind was whipping through the narrow lanes of Drass—the second coldest inhabited place on earth—when Mohammad Hussain, a middle-aged hotelier, heard the...
A Coffin on the Riverbank: When Kashmir’s Line of Control Becomes a Final Goodbye
On a crisp Saturday afternoon in late April 2026, mourners gathered on both banks of the Kishanganga River — known as the Neelum across...
The Hanged Man’s Shadow: 42 Years of Maqbool Butt and the Silence Across the Line of Control
On February 11, 1984, Muhammad Maqbool Butt was executed in New Delhi's Tihar Jail, becoming the first Kashmiri political prisoner to be hanged in...
JKJAAC Core Member’s Statement Sparks Political Debate
Muzaffarabad: A statement by Anjum Zaman Awan, core member of the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC), has stirred debate on social media,...
“Is Gilgit-Baltistan a Province of Pakistan?” Why the Question Itself Tells the Story of a Forgotten Land
Is Gilgit-Baltistan a province of Pakistan? The Azadi Times travels from Skardu to Islamabad, weaving history, hydropower receipts and women’s rallies into a 2,000-word...
JKLF Restructures Its Leadership Amid Detentions and Political Deadlock in Jammu and Kashmir
Special Report | The political landscape of Jammu and Kashmir continues to evolve under the weight of prolonged detentions, fractured leadership, and unresolved questions of...
A Dual Show of Force: India and Pakistan Launch Simultaneous Military Drills in Sensitive Border Regions
MUZAFFARABAD — In a significant escalation of military posturing, nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan have initiated major, simultaneous military exercises in close proximity, turning the...
October 1947: The Month That Divided Kashmir — Unraveling the Conflict, the Voices, and the Unfinished Freedom
SRINAGAR — In Kashmir, October is not merely a month of changing seasons. It is a season of memory, a time when the chill in...
Kashmir’s Forgotten Declaration: When Azad Jammu and Kashmir Declared Independence in 1947
More than seven decades later, the words of a document once celebrated across the valleys of Jammu and Kashmir now seem to unsettle the...
October 24, 1947: The Forgotten Day That Divided Kashmir
Every year on October 24, official buildings across Pakistan-administered Kashmir hoist flags, hold seminars, and issue government statements marking what is known as “Kashmir’s...
