Islamabad: There is hardly any AJK women narrative on the Kashmir conflict and their voices are missing in the peace-building processes in Kashmir. This was stated by Dr Shaheen Akhtar, senior Research Fellow, at the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS), here on Friday. She was the main speaker at a discussion organised by IRS on ‘The Role of AJK Women in Peace-building in Kashmir’, says a press release. Dr Shaheen maintained that the women in…
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MUZAFFARABAD, April 27: Former AJK President Raja Zulqarnain Khan and two former prime ministers spent more than Rs80 million from the taxpayers money on their 23 official tours to different foreign lands between 2006 and 2011, some for as longer durations as five weeks, the AJK Legislative Assembly learnt here on Friday. The information was shared by the government during the question hour in response to a query by main opposition PML-N legislator from Bhimber,…
ISLAMABAD: The cost of acquisition of land and compensation of assets for construction of $12.7 billion Diamer-Basha dam has been hiked by almost Rs10 billion. The original estimate of Rs40 billion has been revised to Rs49.886 billion, it is learnt. This cost has been escalated after the governmentís decision to settle land acquisition for the Diamer Basha dam in accordance with international standards by reaching consensus with displaced people as recommended by the ADB, Chairman…
By Muhammad Saleh Zaafir in The News, April 28 ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Friday constituted a Task Force on Kashmir (TFK) headed by former Foreign Minister Mian Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri in a bid to internationally highlight the dispute befittingly and enhance awareness about the issue within the country, The News has learnt. A political veteran and diplomatic powerhouse in his own right, Mian Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri was appointed as the task force’s chairman. PTI…