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Posts published in “Day: March 18, 2010

SC says not concerned with AJK court order: By Nasir Iqbal in the Dawn, Mar 18

ISLAMABAD, March 17: The Supreme Court of Pakistan observed on Wednesday that it had the jurisdiction to proceed with a case relating to the appointment of the chief justice of the AJK Supreme Court. A bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed and Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday said it was not concerned about a restraining order issued by Azad Kashmir’s apex court to the chairman of the AJK Council. The bench…

Lake expansion threatens thousands in Hunza Valley

The Daily Times, Mar 19 ATTABAD: The water is rising day by day in this remote part of northern Pakistan, and with it, so is the fear among thousands who stand to lose their crops, their homes and maybe even their lives. A massive landslide early this year formed a natural dam in the Hunza River, creating a lake that is consuming upstream villages, as it expands. If the dam breaks, a flash flood could…