By Tariq Naqash in the Dawn, Mar 16 MUZAFFARABAD, March 15: A full-bench of the AJK Supreme Court restrained the AJK Council and its chairman (prime minister of Pakistan) on Monday from issuing any fresh advice or reviewing or re-opening the advice already submitted in Oct 2006 by the council about appointment of Justice Riaz Akhtar Chaudhry as Chief Justice. The AJK law department was also stopped by the bench, headed by Chief Justice Riaz…
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By Nasir Iqbal in the dawn, Mar 16 ISLAMABAD, March 15: The Supreme Court asked Attorney General Anwar Mansoor on Monday to request Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, who is also Chairman of the AJK Council, to settle at the earliest a pending representation of Justice Syed Manzoor Hussain Gillani regarding his appointment as AJK chief justice. A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed and Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday…
By Ahmad Hassan in the dawn, Mar 16 ISLAMABAD, March 15: Dr Shamma Khalid is likely to be named the first governor of Gilgit-Baltistan. According to officials, a notification about her appointment is likely to be issued in a couple of days. Dr Shamma belongs to Astor and is settled in Lahore. She is a medical graduate and a social worker and has worked for the ministry of population welfare for 20 years. Prime Minister…