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Posts published in “Day: January 14, 2012

After four days of blockade, KKH opens for traffic

By Peer Muhammad / Shabbir Mir in the Express Tribune GILGIT/RAWALPINDI: After four days of blockade, the Karakoram Highway (KKH) finally reopened for traffic as the government ceded to protesters’ demands on Thursday. Regional Health Minister Gulbar Khan said the primary demand of the protesters was “security for Diamer valley residents in Gilgit.” Protesters had demanded the death penalty for killers of a local, Abdul Wakil, who fell victim to sectarian violence in Gilgit, along…