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Tuesday, 22 September, 2026
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Tariq Naqash

Articles by Tariq Naqash

Nominations surge as 1,265 file papers for AJK elections

News June 25, 2026

• 1,047 forms submitted for 33 territorial constituencies, 218 for 12 refugee seats• Ex-secretary Khawaja Muhammad Ahsan sworn in as EC senior member MUZAFFARABAD: A total of 1,265 nomination pape...

AJK puts 147 JAAC activists, supporters on Fourth Schedule

Business June 20, 2026

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has placed 147 activists and supporters of the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) on the Fourth Schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act, even as a sta...

JAAC protest in Rawalakot ‘dwindles’ as shutter-down strike continues across AJK

Business June 16, 2026

• Curfew-like restrictions eased• Commercial activity takes a hit as internet outages affect ATMs• AJK Legislative Assembly to meet today MUZAFFARABAD: The standoff between law enforcement perso...

Partial strike persists across AJK as JAAC sit-ins continue

Business June 14, 2026

• Authorities tighten crackdown on group’s activists as businesses are seized and raids conducted• Internet outage enters eighth day, affecting students and freelancers• Ex-president urges JAA...

Thousands rejoin AJK sit-ins after overnight dispersal

Business June 13, 2026

MUZAFFARABAD: Activists and supporters of the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), who had dispersed from sit-in sites on the outskirts of Rawalakot after midnight, regrouped at two locatio...

AJK administration hopeful remaining JAAC protesters will disperse peacefully

Sports June 12, 2026

MUZAFFARABAD: The Poonch administration in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) is hopeful that the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) protesters will disperse peacefully after a sizeable number o...

JAAC protesters in AJK's Poonch district disperse on fears of major crackdown

Sports June 12, 2026

MUZAFFARABAD: All three gatherings of the activists and supporters of the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) at the fringes of Rawalakot dispersed and their participants returned to their ...

AJK remains shut for third straight day

News June 12, 2026

MUZAFFARABAD: At least one person, who participated in a gathering organised by the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), was killed and four others injured in a clash with law enforcement p...

Sedition cases, ‘head money’ against JAAC leaders ordered

News June 10, 2026

• Clashes with law enforcers reported as rallies from various parts of region attempt to converge on Muzaffarabad• Several feared dead, two cops among scores injured• PM Rathore urges a return t...

JAAC strike: Markets, streets deserted in AJK's Muzaffarabad but no demonstrations held

News June 9, 2026

MUZAFFARABAD: Shops and markets were largely shut and vehicular traffic remained minimal in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), on Tuesday as the newly proscribed Joint Awami Ac...