WASHINGTON, March 30: A US-based Pakistani who allegedly concealed his true role while lobbying American politicians for decades over Kashmir was sentenced on Friday to two years in jail, justice officials said. Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai was arrested in July and charged with conspiracy for using at least $3.5 million from the Islamabad-based government to lobby US lawmakers to support Pakistan’s goal of self-determination for Kashmiris. He pleaded guilty in December to conspiracy and tax…
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MIRPUR: Low-paid employees of Mirpur Electricity Department continued their strike for the second consecutive day on Friday and warned they would go on indefinite pen-down strike if their demands were not fulfilled by the April 4 deadline. The protesters wore black armbands in support of their demands and boycotted their duties. They threatened to besiege the offices of the chief engineer and superintendant engineer in case their demands were not accepted. The protesters included non-gazetted…