LONDON: Sardar Muhammad Saghir Khan Advocate, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), has said that the right to decide the future status of the state entirely rests with the people of Jammu and Kashmir and this rights must be respected by all stakeholders. This is the first visit of any senior JKLF leader to Britain after the party’s leadership was expelled from the country following Indian diplomat Ravindra Mhatre’s murder case in February…
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GILGIT/LAHORE: Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday that a large-scale operation would be launched in parts of Gilgit-Baltistan to maintain order in the region. Talking to the media, the minister said the operation would be launched by Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts. He said that five terrorists involved in the Kohistan bus shooting have been arrested by law enforcement agencies. Gunmen disguised in military uniform hauled 18 Shias off buses on February 28 and shot them dead…
ISLAMABAD: After volatile Balochistan, the situation in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has turned into a volcano that could erupt at any time, exposing hundreds of locals to violence, hatred and death, Daily Times has learnt from reliable sources. At present a great deal of unrest that is being witnessed among the residents of GB representing various religious sects, including Deobandi, Shia, Sunni and Ismaili, could disrupt the law and order situation, triggering large-scale violence in the northern…