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...
Founding Document vs. Recent Crackdowns: Questioning Democracy and Self-Determination in Kashmir
Muzaffarabad, Pakistan administered Kashmir — On August 13, more than 200 young people and students in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir (PAJK) were charged under...
JK Joint Awami Action Committee, the 12 Migrant Seats, UN Resolutions, AJK Politics and Constitutional Questions
Muzaffarabad, AJK, August 6, 2025 — The Azadi Investigation Desk: In Pakistan-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), the political landscape has shifted dramatically following...
Six Years After Article 370: Kashmir’s Unfinished Struggle for Self‑Determination
On August 5, 2019, the Government of India revoked Article 370 and 35A of its constitution, dissolving Jammu and Kashmir’s semi‑autonomous status and splitting...
Former AJK Prime Minister and PTI President Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi Arrested in Bhimber
Bhimber, AJK (Pakistan-administered Kashmir: Former Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) AJK, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan...
Commander of Banned Outfit Faces Public Backlash in Rawalakot
In the village of Koiyaan, located near the town of Khai Gulla in Poonch district of Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir, a commander of a...
‘He Was Not a Criminal’: Gujjar Youth Shot Dead by Police in Jammu, Family Demands Justice
Jammu | Indian administered Jammu Kashmir: A young tribal man from the Gujjar community was shot dead by police in Jammu on Thursday, sparking...
“Dragged, Beaten, and Silenced”: Tribal Communities in Indian-administered Kashmir Accuse Army of Brutality and Land Grabbing
Srinagar, Dhokmanpura, Indian-administered Kashmir: In a harrowing account emerging from the high-altitude summer pastures known locally as Dhoks in Indian-administered Kashmir, dozens of tribal...
Courts Begin Secretly Charging Kashmiri Activists as State Escalates Crackdown on Rights Movement
Special Correspondent | Rawalakot, Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir — July 2025: In Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir, authorities have quietly begun presenting court charges (chalans)...
Kashmiri Doctor Stopped by Pakistani Authorities From Boarding US-Bound Flight
Muzaffarabad/Washington, D.C. — July 21, 2025 | The Azadi Times: In a disturbing development raising serious concerns about civil liberties in Pakistan, a Kashmiri-origin...
J&K CM Omar Abdullah Blocked at Martyrs’ Graveyard; Hurriyat Says “Powerlessness Teaches More
Srinagar, Indian administered Kashmir — The Azadi Times Desk: On the eve of Martyrs’ Day, an unusual scene unfolded in Srinagar as former Jammu...
Kashmir’s Elected Chief Minister Detained on Martyrs’ Day: Unelected Authorities Under Scrutiny
Srinagar, Indian administered Kashmir: In a development raising fresh concerns over democratic rights and local autonomy in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah...
Thousands March on Karakoram Highway: Budhlas and Chalt Demand Release of Gilgit-Baltistan Detainees
Special Correspondent | Gilgit-Baltistan: Nagar — In a rare and powerful display of civil resistance, thousands of residents — men, women, children, and the...
Kashmir’s Democratic Rebirth: Tanveer Ahmed’s Vision for a Truly Representative Government in 2025
Muzaffarabad | The Azadi Times | July 7, 2025] — An unprecedented political transformation is quietly reshaping Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir (PAJK), where a...
Non‑Custom‑Paid Vehicles Crackdown in Muzaffarabad Sparks Trade Backlash
MUZAFFARABAD,Pakistan administered Kashmir – The recent order by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Muzaffarabad to seize all non-custom-paid vehicles has ignited fierce...