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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/news/coin-toss-settles-assembly-women-seat-in-muzaffarabad</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-08-24/laq892tk/Azad-Kashmir-Legislative-Assembly-elections.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Azad Jammu Kashmir (Pakistan administered Jammu &amp; Kashmir) elections to reserved seats.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-08-24/n2a3cams/Maryam-Zaman-Kashmiri.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Maryam Zaman also known as Maryam Kashmiri.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-08-24/bmr4az3f/Maryam-Idrees.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Maryam Idrees.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-08-24/0yhcc8zy/Sehrish-Qamar.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Sehrish Qamar.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-08-24/q49l2xxo/Farzana-Yaqoob.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Farzana Yaqoob.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-08-24/tmz3a0rr/Zobia-Khurshid-Raja.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Zobia Khurshid Raja.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Coin Toss Settles Assembly Women Seat in Muzaffarabad</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kashmiri Politicians, Reserved Seats, Women Nominations, Pakistan administered Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Azad Jammu Kashmir, Legislative Assembly, Elections, Politics, Pakistan Peoples' Party, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), State Subjects, Awami Dast-O-Bazu, Mirpur, Pakistan</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/pajks-movement-at-crossroads-rise-impact-and-future-of-jaac-part-ii</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-08-24/wcrl1okx/Protesters-sit-in-at-Rawalakot-on-July-23-2026-JAAC.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The number of protesters sit-in at Rawalakot has not decreased on Thursday, 23 July 2026, since the beginning of the movement launched by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-08-24/v4kt33w6/Risks-facing-both-sides-if-the-stand-off-continues.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Risks facing both sides if the stand off continues.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PaJK's Movement at Crossroads: Rise, Impact and Future of JAAC - Part-II</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kashmir, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan administered Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Conflict, JAAC, Joint Awami Action Commitee, Crisis in PaJK, PaJK, Politics, Human Rights, Human Rights Foundation, Amnesty International, Terrorism, Pakistan, Legislative Assembly, Elections, Azad Jammu</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/pajks-movement-at-crossroads-rise-impact-and-future-of-jaac-part-i</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-08-24/wcrl1okx/Protesters-sit-in-at-Rawalakot-on-July-23-2026-JAAC.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The number of protesters sit-in at Rawalakot has not decreased on Thursday, 23 July 2026, since the beginning of the movement launched by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-08-24/meic960c/Joint-Awami-Action-Committees-rise-from-flour-protest-to-a-constitutional-crisis.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Joint Awami Action Committee's rise from flour protest to a constitutional crisis.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-24T11:34:02.949Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PaJK's Movement at Crossroads: Rise, Impact and Future of JAAC - Part-I</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kashmir, Western Kashmir, Pakistan administered Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Crisis in PaJK, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Politics, Conflict, Joint Awami Action Commitee, Terrorism, Pakistan, Human Rights, Human Rights Foundation, Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot, Dialogue, Internet Blockade, Legislative Assembly, Elections</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/jammu-kashmirs-unfinished-reckoning-with-sexual-violence</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-08-24/1v3y1x5p/Protests-against-alleged-sexual-harassment-case-in-Sopore-in-April-2026-AI-Generated-ChatGPT.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Protests against alleged sexual harassment case in Sopore in April 2026. Image is representational.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-24T10:04:44.269Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Jammu &amp; Kashmir's Unfinished Reckoning with Sexual Violence</news:title>
<news:keywords>Rape, Sexual Violence, Crime, Kashmir, Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Victims, School Girls, Safety, Rape Culture, Law, Society, Kishtwar, Bandipora, Baramulla, Toxic Masculinity, Toxic Masculanity</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/kashmir-must-move-from-tourist-footfall-to-lasting-value</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-07-06/12qm1uqo/Autumn_which_sets_in_from_September_to_November_is_known_as_Kashmirs_golden_season_where_the_colours.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Tourists enjoying autumn, that sets in September and lasts till November end also known as Golden Season when colour of flora turns gold, in Srinagar, Kashmir on Monday, November 13, 2023. Image is representational.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-23T14:18:25.189Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kashmir Must Move From Tourist Footfall to Lasting Value</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kashmir, Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Tourism, Economy, Natural Beauty, Education, Climate Change, Fragile Ecology, Sustainability, Politics</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/chatroo-rape-the-sacred-trust-betrayed</loc>
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<image:caption>Stop rape culture. Image is representational.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-23T13:23:59.445Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Chatroo Rape: The Sacred Trust Betrayed</news:title>
<news:keywords>School Girls, Rape, Culture, Crime, Law, Education, Society, Teacher, Kishtwar, Jammu &amp; Kashmir</news:keywords>
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