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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,...

Sost Sit-in: Gilgit-Baltistan Traders Reject Pakistani Media’s “Propaganda Campaign”

Kashmir

The Azadi Times - September 18, 2025

MUZAFFARABAD / SOST – For more than two months, traders in Sust, the gateway to the China border in Gilgit-Baltistan, have remained on the...

JKJAAC Leader Rejects Alleged Indian Cipher Leak as ‘Scripted Drama’ Ahead of September 29 Shutdown

Politics

The Azadi Times - September 17, 2025

MUZAFFARABAD (PaK): A day after an alleged “Indian cipher” surfaced in Islamabad and stirred political debate in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Jammu Kashmir...

Doda Under Restrictions for Fifth Day as PSA Detention of MLA Mehraj Malik Sparks Unrest

Human Rights

The Azadi Times - September 15, 2025

Doda (Indian Administered Kashmir) – For the fifth consecutive day, restrictions under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNSS) remained in force across...

One-Way Traffic Continues on Srinagar–Jammu National Highway

Kashmir

The Azadi Times - September 15, 2025

Srinagar (The Azadi Times) – The 270-kilometer-long Srinagar–Jammu National Highway, the only all-weather road connecting the Kashmir Valley with the Jammu region of Jammuand...

Kashmir Fruit Markets Shut Down as Growers Protest Highway Blockades

Kashmir

The Azadi Times - September 15, 2025

Srinagar (The Azadi Times) – Fruit growers across the Kashmir Valley shut down all major fruit markets on Monday, accusing authorities of failing to...

Islamabad Approves Deployment of 2,000 Police Officers to Kashmir Amid Strike and Protest Threats

Politics

The Azadi Times - September 14, 2025

MUZAFFARABAD — Pakistan-administered Kashmir: The Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has requested urgent security support from Islamabad as the territory braces for...