First ever Intra-Kashmir journalist meeting held Islamabad / Muzaffarabad

19th Aug 2015 Intra-Kashmir journalist visit to Islamabad / MuzaffarabadOn 19-24 August 2015, a twelve member delegation of journalists from Srinagar did a week-long visit to Islamabad, Muzaffarabad...

CPDR’s work on the governance issues of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is widely citied in the following Dawn’s feature written by senior journalist Tariq Naqash based in Muzaffarabad

09th August 2015 Tariq Naqash AJK AJK: Asking for the moon After its liberation in October, 1947, the 13,297 sq km territory of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) remained without a proper constitution for...

Starting point for GB – The News editorial on CPDR’s report on Giglit-Baltistan

11th March 2015 Syed Waqas Ali The young people of Gilgit-Baltistan believe the GB Empowerment and Self-Governance Order of 2009 should be a starting point from which the process of granting the...

GB youth dissatisfied with governance: survey

09th March 2015 Islamabad The young people of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) aged between 18-35 drawn from across the society have expressed deep concerns and dismay over poor governance and malpractices of...

Dr. Waqas Ali Kausar presents his latest publication titile “Unheard voices: engaging youth of Gilgit-Baltistan”

04th August 2015 This report is based on a series of focus group discussions drawn from across the community and from responses to a questionnaire with the participation of 425 young people aged...

Petition update – 1,170 AJK signatories for amending constitution

23rd Decemter 2014 MIRPUR (AJK): As many as 1,170 people representing all segments of the society have signed a petition seeking early amendments in the interim constitution of Azad Jammu &...

Petition update – PML-N SC Shah Ghulam Qadir signed e-Petition to empower AJK

12th Decemter 2014 Shah Ghulam Qadir, Secretary General of Pakistan Muslim-N is signing an e-petition, run by CPDR, to empower AJK and reduce powers of Kashmir Council on 12/12/2014. Irtaza Muhammad...

Petition update – Over 25 lawyers of Mirpur signed an e-petition calling for the empowerment

06th September 2014 Over 25 lawyers of Mirpur signed an e-petition calling for the empowerment of AJKMirpur, September 9, Over 25 lawyers of the district bar association Mirpur have signed an...

Beautiful but neglected – TNS – The News on Sunday

04th August 2015 Hit by military conflict between neighbours, Neelum Valley needs attention to rejuvenate.In summers when the scorching heatwave hits the plains of Punjab and urban Sindh, thousands of...