Opinion: Saving Yasin Malik

02^nd June 2022 | Ershad Mahmud
The life imprisonment sentence given to Yasin Malik by an Indian court has brought the Kashmir conflict back into the international spotlight. The sentence has renewed the Kashmiris' political aspirations for a life without fear of losing loved ones or shadows of alien forces.

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Press Release | Global Warming: AJ&K at High Risk of Suffering, speakers urge

20^th May 2022 | Islamabad
Pakistan is one of the eight countries in the world that will be affected the most by natural disasters due to climate change. In the next few years, there will be a severe water crisis which will cause the four provinces of Pakistan, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan to suffer equally severe economic and social crises.

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Kashmir at the OIC

30^th March 2022 | Ershad Mahmud
The recently held OIC Council of Foreign Ministers’ conference in Islamabad is a great diplomatic achievement for Pakistan against the backdrop of the complex internal political crises currently looming large in Pakistan.

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Due facilitation to AJK business community urged to unleash its true potential through E-commerce

08^th Mar 2022 | Altaf Hamid Rao
MIRPUR (AJK), (Parliament Times): “The policy advocacy skill is an essential component of business leadership as it empowers people to create consensus-based solutions to complex issues”, Faisal Manzoor, President Mirpur (AJK) Chamber of Commerce and Industry said.

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A home for the homeless

11^th Feb 2022 | Ershad Mahmud
It was a mere coincidence that I met 24-year-old Mr Shehzad Latif at a youth training workshop in Mirpur a few years ago. Like his other fellows, he was also busy with various activities in the workshop all day. He laughed and played with his peers but looked tired and different from the others. At times, he would suddenly be rather serious. In his quest to learn and understand, he was often far ahead of the others.

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CPDR holds roundtable to promote sustainable tourism in AJK

28^th Jan 2022
ISLAMABAD - Dr. Shaheen Akhtar, author of the report, “Building Sustainable Tourism in AJK,” while addressing a roundtable organised by the Centre for Peace, Development and Reforms (CPDR) emphasised the inclusion of local communities in destination planning and management process to promote sustainable tourism.

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