AJK: Internet shutdown announced till June 12
- 05-Jun-2026
MUZAFFARABAD: Authorities have issued orders to suspend mobile phone and internet services across Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) ahead of a planned strike by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), ARY News reported.. According to reports, the communication blackout will begin at 11:30pm tonight following a breakdown in negotiations between the government and the JAAC. Sources […]
AJK Govt files reference in SC over refugees' seats in assembly
- 04-Jun-2026
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Kashmir government has filed a reference in the AJK Supreme Court seeking the court’s legal opinion over the reserved seats for refugees in the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly. AJK Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore’s Spokesman Shaukat Javed Mir has confirmed that the government has filed reference in AJK Supreme Court over the […]
Sohail Afridi denied passage to Adiala Jail
- 19-May-2026
ISLAMABAD: Tensions flared at Islamabad’s 26 Number Chungi checkpoint on Tuesday after police stopped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sohail Afridi’s convoy as he attempted to travel to Adiala Jail, ARY News reported. The move led to a heated exchange between the chief minister and police officials, with Sohail Afridi questioning […]
FIA reveals 66,000 passengers offloaded at airports this year
- 17-Dec-2025
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis was informed on Wednesday that thousands of Pakistani citizens have been deported from different countries this year over allegations of begging and immigration violations, ARY News reported. The meeting, chaired by MNA Rafiullah, was attended by the Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), who […]
PTI to file references against dissident lawmakers in AJK, says sources
- 28-Oct-2025
MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has decided to file formal references against dissident members of the Legislative Assembly who recently defected from the party, sources told ARY News. According to sources, PTI AJK President Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi has directed the party’s legal team to prepare references against lawmakers who left […]
PML-N exits AJK government; Says It will not join any new setup
- 21-Oct-2025
MUZAFFARABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Tuesday announced its departure from the Azad Kashmir government, ARY News reported. President of the PML-N AJK, Shah Ghulam Qadir, said that if the Pakistan People’s Party brings a no-confidence motion, it is their democratic right. Shah Ghulam Qadir categorically said that the PML-N would not become a […]
AJK's former PM Sardar Tanveer 'quits' IPP
- 09-Mar-2025
ISLAMABAD: Former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas has reportedly quit the Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP), ARY News reported citing sources. According to sources, Ilyas has been in contact with various leaders and is expected to announce his future plans soon. Earlier, the Supreme Court of Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) overturned the […]