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42 Lives Lost: Families Across Pakistan-administered Kashmir Mourn Victims as JKJAAC Protest Movement Enters Its Deadliest Phase

From Rawalakot to Kotli, Mirpur and Bagh, months of demonstrations have left dozens dead, deepening the political and humanitarian crisis across Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The Azadi Times documents 42 reported protest-related...

Kashmir

8 More Killed in Poonch Division as Clashes Escalate; Several Injured, Three Critical, Situation Remains Tense

8 More Killed in Poonch Division as Clashes Escalate; Several Injured, Three Critical, Situation Remains Tense RAWALAKOT / BALOCH...

Human Rights

JAAC Leader Alleges Excessive Force, Civilian Killings During Kotteri Operation in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Muzaffarabad | July 10, 2026 — A senior leader of the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) has accused...

Human Rights

Joint Public Action Committee Announces July 15 Long March Towards Muzaffarabad

Muzaffarabad | July 9, 2026: The Joint Public Action Committee (JPAC) has announced that it will begin a...

Human Rights

Internet Shutdown in Pakistan-administered Kashmir Enters 35th Day, Freelancers, Students Face Growing Hardships

Muzaffarabad: Internet services in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (commonly known as Azad Kashmir) have remained suspended for 35 consecutive days,...

JKJAAC Core Committee Holds Key Meeting in Muzaffarabad to Review Government Accord Implementation

Kashmir

The Azadi Times - December 5, 2025

Muzaffarabad — The core leadership of the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) convened a critical meeting in Muzaffarabad today to assess the...

Arrest of Journalist Sohrab Barkat Sparks Outrage Across Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Human Rights

The Azadi Times - December 5, 2025

Muzaffarabad: The arrest of young journalist Sohrab Barkat from Rawalakot has triggered widespread outrage across Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir (PAJK), with senior members of the...

‘Secret Lists’: Journalists in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir Face Covert State Profiling

Kashmir

Noreen Haider - November 30, 2025

The alleged questionnaire provided to Special Branch officials for the secret profiling of journalists in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir has been circulating on social...

Islamabad: Kashmiri Students Attacked by Islami Jamiat Talaba at International Islamic University

Kashmir

The Azadi Times - November 28, 2025

Muzaffarabad, (PaJK) — Students of the Jammu and Kashmir Students’ Organization (JKSO) were attacked by members of Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) at the International...

Cheap Electricity but Crippling Load-Shedding in Pakistan-Administered Jammu & Kashmir

Kashmir

The Azadi Times - November 26, 2025

Despite a remarkable reduction in electricity tariffs following the recent mass movement for civil rights in Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir (PAJK), residents are now...

Who is Faisal Mumtaz Rathore? Inside the Life of AJK’s Newly Appointed PM

Politics

The Azadi Times - November 18, 2025

Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir – November 2025: Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, recently nominated as the Prime Minister of Pakistan-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), emerges as...