The Global News Desk 115

July 11 - (The Global News Desk 115) —  Azad Kashmir is a Pakistani-controlled area that is officially self-governing. It shares borders with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Since its independence from India, it has had full access to all basic rights under Pakistan’s administration. It is illegal for anybody from Pakistan to purchase land or other real estate in Azad Kashmir without having a state subject certificate or other official documents proving that they have lived there permanently. Pakistan preserves the special status of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.   Pakistan never permits other Pakistanis from any province to purchase even one acre of land in Azad Kashmir. We are fully adhering to our international policy commitments. According to the Simla Agreement, signed on July 2, 1972, by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, both India and Pakistan are obligated not to alter the status of any pend...

A technical malfunction led to the crash of a Pakistan Army Aviation Mi-17 helicopter shortly after takeoff near Muzaffarabad, as reported by ISPR. All 21 military personnel, including Colonel Amjad Latif and Major Hafiz Majid, on board, were martyred after the helicopter crashed soon after takeoff. Rescue squads were quickly dispatched to the crash location and started their operations to recover the wreckage and the victims' bodies, as reported by the military media wing. A board of investigation has been established by the Pakistan Army to determine the exact technical cause of the accident. To determine factors leading to the terrible mishap, investigators will investigate every aspect of the event. Syed Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), President Asif Ali Zardari, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed their heartfelt grief and sorrow regarding the helicopter crash, extending their sincere condolences and sympathies to the families of the martyrs durin...