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MUZAFFARABAD مُظفَّرآباد‎
Muzaffarabad (Urdu: مُظفَّرآباد‎; Pahari, Potwari: مُظفٌر آباد) is the capital of Azad Jammu & Kashmir in Pakistan. It is located in Muzaffarabad District on the banks of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers. The district is bounded by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in the west, by the Kupwara and Baramulla districts of Indian occupied Jammu & Kashmir in the east, and the Neelum District to the north. According to the 1998 Census, the population of the district was 725,000, and according to a 1999 projection, the population had risen to almost 741,000. The district comprises three tehsils, and the city of Muzaffarabad serves as the cultural, legislative and financial capital of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. The city was founded by Sultan Muzaffar Khan of Bamba dynasty and was the seat of an independent State for quite a long period under his successors.The city is now a combination of old and new buildings and a blend of different cultures and languages​
 
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UK Aid financed Ali Akbar Awan high school, main entrance, Upper Chatter, AJK, Kashmir, Pakistan

On 7 September 2012, George Turkington, Head of DFID Pakistan, inaugurated the Ali Akbar Awan School.

With more than 73,000 people’s lives lost - including 850 teachers and 18,000 students - and up to two-thirds of infrastructure destroyed, the damage and disruption caused by the 2005 earthquake was immense. The UK worked closely in partnership with the Government of Pakistan first to provide vital lifesaving aid, then to rebuild schools and bridges, to help bring back stability and normality to the region. The UK Government also contributed to a larger fund, working closely with the Government of Pakistan, to help rebuild more than 750 schools, nearly half-a-million family houses, and 850 government offices across areas affected by the earthquake.

 
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