By Abdul Hanif Khan Astori Delegation of semi-autonomous powers to the people of Gilgit-Baltistan is one of the biggest achievements of the present government. This, no doubt, is a fruitful effort towards delegation of administrative powers to the people of this land of 200 million inhabitants, spreading over 27,000 kms of area. This act on the part of Pakistan is one step forward to meet her international commitment to let the people of Jammu and…
Posts published in “Day: February 19, 2010”
GILGIT: Two people were killed and four others injured when law-enforcement personnel opened fire on a procession taken out in Chilas on Thursday to demand acceptance of their demands before the beginning of work on the Diamer-Bhasha Dam. According to witnesses and police, the protesters marched towards Wapda Colony and pelted the offices of Water and Power Development Authority with stones when police fired teargas shells. In the meantime, Frontier Corps personnel opened fire, killing…