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Posts published in “Day: December 23, 2009

AJK monitoring cell ‘void’: SC

by Usman Manzoor in The News, Dec 23 ISLAMABAD: The senior most judge of the Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), in an unprecedented decision, has declared the ‘monitoring cell’ created by the AJK chief justice as unconstitutional. He held this while passing an order after hearing a case of collecting examination and registration fee from the students of the quake-hit areas. Explaining the difference between the monitoring cell ordered by the Supreme…

Transport strike in Gilgit

The Dawn, Dec 23 GILGIT, Dec 22: A strike called by public transporters in Gilgit entered second day on Tuesday affecting normal life and creating problems for commuters. The Gilgit transport union, which has called the strike, has vowed to go ahead with the step till acceptance of their demand for an increase in fares following hike in prices of the petroleum products. There was no public transport service between Gilgit and its vicinities like…