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Schools to remain closed for two days in Muzaffarabad

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MUZAFFARABAD: The government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Thursday announced the closure of all schools, colleges and other educational institutions across the region for two days.

According to a private news channel, the government announced the closure of schools due to the long march announced by Public Action Committees to Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) capital Muzaffarabad on May 11 (Saturday).

Earlier today, the federal cabinet approved the deployment of Frontier Constabulary (FC) in Azad Kashmir for security of Chinese nationals and power houses.

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As per reports, the FC will be deployed for an initial period of three months to maintain law and order in the region. Six platoons of the FC will be deployed in Azad Kashmir.

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