Nation

Pakistan-occupied Kashmir referred to as 'Azad Kashmir' in Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Recruitment Board exam paper

JKSSRB Chairman Simrandeep Singh told PTI a probe was being held and the question has been nullified.

From our online archive

JAMMU: An examination conducted by Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Recruitment Board reportedly had a question which described Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as 'Azad Kashmir', after which the person who framed the question was blacklisted, an official said.

In the examination, a question read, "Jammu and Kashmir has an international border with China in the north and east, and the Line of Control separates it from the Pakistan-controlled territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan in."

Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Recruitment Board (JKSSRB) Simrandeep Singh told PTI a probe was being held and the question has been nullified.

"The term, which has been used, is inappropriate. We have sought an explanation from the expert who framed the question," Singh said, adding the expert has been blacklisted.

Hindu man stabbed, set on fire in Bangladesh, escapes by jumping into pond; fourth attack in two weeks

Did candle held close to wooden ceiling spark blaze? Swiss ski resort town reels as dozens feared dead

RBI says economy resilient, banks stronger but warns of rising risks from unsecured loans, stablecoins

Four arrested at Indo-Nepal border in Bihar for illegal entry, fake currency recovered

Drop in terror attacks in Pakistan since Afghan border closure, 2025 most violent in decade

SCROLL FOR NEXT