Rain and Thunderstorms Expected in Kupwara as Kashmir Weather Remains Unsettled
KUPWARA, October 15, 2026 — Rain and thunderstorms are possible in Kupwara on Thursday as unsettled weather continues across parts of Kashmir, according to the latest available forecast. Temperatures in...
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,...
Four Months of Mobile Internet Blackout Cripples Economy and Education Across Azad Kashmir
Continuous suspension of 3G and 4G services across Mirpur, Poonch, and Muzaffarabad divisions hits...
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...
Parallel Chains: How Schedule IV and PSA Tighten the Grip on Kashmir
On opposite sides of the Line of Control, Kashmiris live under the shadow of two strikingly similar laws that shape their daily existence. In...
Investigative Operations Launched Across Kashmir Over Alleged Online Armed Group Support
Srinagar, September 21 – A local investigative agency in Kashmir has conducted searches at multiple locations across the region in connection with a case...
Lignite Mining Set to Resume After 35 Years in Nichama Rajwar, Kupwara
Kupwara (IaJK) – In a significant development for Jammu and Kashmir’s mineral sector, lignite exploration has resumed in Nichama Rajwar, Handwara, after a gap...
Rocket Shell Remnants Found in Dal Lake; Armed Clash Erupts in Kishtwar
Srinagar, September 21 – Months after mysterious explosions shook Srinagar in May, remnants of a rocket shell have resurfaced in Dal Lake. During a...
Clashes Erupt Between Indian Forces and Armed Fighters in Kishtwar’s Kashun Area
Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir (Web Desk): Intense clashes broke out on Sunday in the Kashun area of Kishtwar district after Indian forces launched a...
Azad Kashmir PM Announces $3.6 Million Development Package for Poonch District
Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (The Azadi Times) – The Prime Minister of Pakistan-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq, has announced a...
Minister’s Convoy Clashes with Locals in Rawalakot; Young Man Injured
Rawalakot, (PaJK) – A confrontation involving the convoy of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s Minister for Tourism and Archaeology, Sardar Faheem Rabbani, in Banjosa Bazaar on...
JKJAAC Issues Emergency Declaration Ahead of September 29 Shutdown
Rawalakot: The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) held an emergency core committee meeting at an undisclosed location on Saturday, issuing a strongly...
Over a Month On, 32 Pilgrims Still Missing After Kishtwar Cloudburst
More than a month after a devastating cloudburst struck the remote village of Chasoti in Kishtwar district, 32 pilgrims remain missing, leaving families in...
Senior Advocate Withdraws From MLA Mehraj Malik’s PSA Case Amid Controversy
Senior Advocate Nirmal K. Kotwal has officially withdrawn from representing Doda MLA Mehraj Malik in the ongoing Public Safety Act (PSA) case, after videos...
New Road Connecting Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir Nears Completion
A new 14-kilometer road linking Qamri Top in Gilgit-Baltistan to Taobat in Azad Kashmir (Pakistan administered Kashmir) is rapidly taking shape, with over half...
Picture Story: Kashmiri Lawyers Back JKJAAC’s September 29 Indefinite Lockdown Call
Prominent Kashmiri lawyers gathered in Rawalpindi to host an Awami Huqooq (People’s Rights) Conference, highlighting growing concerns over Kashmir’s political and economic future. Speakers at...
Azad jammu Kashmir Police Procure Riot Gear as September 29 Shutdown Looms
MUZAFFARABAD – Authorities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have approved the purchase of anti-riot equipment worth more than PKR 500 million for the...
Sost Sit-in: Gilgit-Baltistan Traders Reject Pakistani Media’s “Propaganda Campaign”
MUZAFFARABAD / SOST – For more than two months, traders in Sust, the gateway to the China border in Gilgit-Baltistan, have remained on the...