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...
Kotli Hosts Historic Conference on ‘Right to Governance and Ownership’ by Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee
Kotli, Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir : The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JK-JAAC) organized a large-scale “Right to Governance and Ownership Conference” in...
Kashmir MLA Mehraj Malik Arrested Under PSA, Sparks Political Storm
Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir — The arrest of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Mehraj Malik under the controversial Public Safety Act (PSA) has ignited...
Imtiaz Aslam rejects funding allegations against JKJAAC, announces legal action
Kotli — Imtiaz Aslam Chaudhry, core member of the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC), has strongly rejected recent allegations of foreign funding...
Gilgit-Baltistan Leader Ibrahim Nagri Backs September 29 Shutdown in Solidarity with JKJAAC
Muzaffarabad, September 7, 2025 — The Azadi Times: Ibrahim Nagri, a prominent youth leader from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chairman of the People’s Rights Movement GB,...
AJK 2021 Elections: Refugee Seats Spark Debate on Representation and Voter Equity
The Azadi Times | News Desk – The 2021 general elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have reignited debate over the 12 legislative...
Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee Announces Indefinite Statewide Shutdown from September 29
JKJAAC Declares Statewide Lockdown from 29 September as Protests Intensify Grassroots Mobilisation Underway as 38-Point Charter of Demands Goes Public
MUZAFFARABAD / RAWALAKOT, 29 August 2025...
Dozens Arrested in Kashmir After Pro-Independent Kashmir Slogans at Rawalakot Volleyball Match
Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) – Authorities in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir have registered two cases against young men accused of chanting slogans...
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...
