Bagh Valley

Bagh, Oct 3 (APP) - A passenger jeep carrying 20 passengers Friday fell into a deep ravine while negotiating a sharp curve near Khurshidabad in District Bagh of Azad Jammu & Kashmir killing nine persons and injuring critically four passengers including a girl. According to Express News on sensing danger most of the passengers jumped from the jeep and managed to save their precious lives. The injured has been shifted to hospital in forward Kahuta.While emergency has been declared in district hospital Bagh. The dead bodies have been retrieved from the ravine following a swift relief operation by locals and police. Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has expressed shock and grief over the loss of precious lives in this tragic accident. In a message to AJK President Raja Zulqarnain Khan and Prime Minister Sardar Attique Khan on Friday, the Prime Minister conveyed his heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved families. He prayed for the eternal rest of the departed souls.

Islamabad - CDA Director Administration Gul Hasan died of heart failure late Tuesday night. The dead body of Gul Hasan was taken to his hometown Bagh in AJK for burial. Gul Hasan was a soft-spoken, polite and competent officer of the CDA. He also served as Parliament Lodges director and held other important posts in the civic body. CDA Chairman Kamran Lashari and employees of the CDA have expressed shock over the sudden demise of Gul Hasan. They prayed to Allah to rest the departed soul in peace and grant courage to the bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss. Corutesy: The News

Bagh (Yousuf Kashmiri) Recent heavy rains have badly damaged the roads in various parts of Bagh.The road connecting Bagh to Muzaffarabad via Sudhan Galli has been totally vanished at Paddar Nallah. Several houses have been reported to be destroyed while land sliding has also caused damages at various places of Bagh. The people of Paddar Gulsher Khan and adjacent areas are suffering a lot of problems due to the main road link disconnection which has been wiped away by the flooded water. Specially children, women and patients are suffering the most. The road contactors are always using insufficient and poor quality materials for the roads which cause this kind of destruction every year. The people of Paddar Gulsher Khan had always been demanding the government of AJK to construct a bridge on Paddar mini river and even many politicians promised near elections to construct the bridge but no step has been taken so far. Pictures Courtesy: Muhammad Yousuf Kashmiri

Bagh AJK (Yousuf Kashmiri) The employees of the Department of Zakaat Fund protested for their rights of pension. They stressed the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir to recognize their right of pension and issue a pension rules notification in favor of the employees. The protestants declared that we will continue our strike untill the recognition and acceptance of our demands.

Bagh (Yousuf Kashmiri) The World Population Day was celebrated in the whole state of Jammu & Kashmir including Bagh. This day is observed every year all over the world on 11th of July to raise awareness among the public about the dangers of rapidly increasing population. A walk was conducted in Bagh city by the Population Welfare Department of Bagh AJK. The participants of the walk were carrying placards and banners reflecting the messages about the population stabilization. The participants of the walk said that organizing the the world population day at big levels and other seminars in this connection will surely promote the family planning. The speakers called for taking steps to ensure the supply of basic health facilities in the rural areas of Bagh. The people of Bagh city appreciated the steps taken by the Govt. for the population welfare. The walk started from Khan chowk and passing through the main bazaar, it ended at Haidri Chowk. District wise population in 1998 ...

Bagh (INP) the people of South Bagh have rejected the declaration of AJK Govt. to make Harighel a subdivision. They said that this decision is not based on sincerity and only a particular area and tribe will benefit from it. The most suitable place for Tehsil Headquarter is South Bagh, the govt. has to take back its decision otherwise we will come out on roads to protest. 30 thousand people belonging to the 2 union councils of South Bagh have condemned the Govt. decision on Harighel Subdivision project. Various political and social leaders from the different parts of South Bagh, Sardar Maqsood Advocate, Sardar Irshad and Parvez Mughal from Chitra Topi, Sardar Aqeel, Muhammad Shabir from Kothian, Haji Iftikhar and Sardar Faris from Bhurka, Sardar Muhammad Parvez from Potha, Sardar Liaqat Ali and Ghulam Mustafa from Kalri Topi, Sardar Muhammad Zahid, Muhammad Farid, Irshad Mughal, from Bhata Sangarh, Sardar Muhammad Niaz and Shakeel Ahmed from Mehra, Sardar Mukhtar and Sardar Mahroof fr...