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Posts published in “Day: September 1, 2009

Nawaz for parliamentary session on NAs package

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif said on Monday he would demand the government call a National Assembly (NA) session to discuss the New Governance Order for the Northern Areas. The former premier was talking to Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Yasin Malik, who called on him at his Raiwind residence. Although Malik and a delegation of AJK Legislative Assembly members visited Nawaz separately, but they had the same agenda, sources privy…

Political wings still exist in ISI says Maj Amir: The News, Sept 1

RAWALPINDI: Political wings existed in the past and still exist in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), said Major (retd) Amir, claiming that they worked for the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in the Operation Midnight Jackal. He was talking to Dr Shahid Masood in ‘Meray Mutabiq’ programme of Geo TV in which former PPP minister Mukhtar Awan and former Army chief General (retd) Aslam Beg also spoke. When asked about the authenticity of the tape with regard…

Kashmiris oppose package for Northern Areas: The Daily Times, Sept 1

ISLAMABAD: Kashmiri politicians on Monday opposed increased autonomy for Pakistan’s strategic Northern Areas, arguing it will undermine their case for independence from India. Amanullah Khan, leader of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, rejected the package, saying it appeared to be aimed at merging the Northern Areas into Pakistan. “We strongly condemn this package. It will harm the interests of Pakistan as well as Kashmiris,” he told Reuters. “It looks like they are integrating these…