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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,...

Six Years After Article 370: Kashmir’s Unfinished Struggle for Self‑Determination

Politics

The Azadi Times - August 6, 2025

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

Politics

The Azadi Times - August 3, 2025

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

Kashmir

The Azadi Times - July 31, 2025

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

Human Rights

Saba Anjum - July 27, 2025

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

Human Rights

The Azadi Times - July 27, 2025

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

Human Rights

The Azadi Times - July 22, 2025

Special Correspondent | Rawalakot, Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir — July 2025: In Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir, authorities have quietly begun presenting court charges (chalans)...