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Posts published in “Day: July 13, 2012

As police fail to arrest assailants, victims’ family gives 24-hour deadline: The Express Tribune, July 13th, 2012.

MIRPUR: As police failed to arrest assailants who shot dead eight members of a family in Azad Kashmir on Wednesday, the relatives of the victims threaten a massive protest, shutter-down strike if the killers were not arrested within the next 24 hours. A police official at Samahni, when contacted, told The Express Tribune on Thursday that according to preliminary investigation, old enmity between two groups of the same family claimed lives of the eight persons,…

GBLA proceedings: Lawmakers for creation of more districts

By Shabbir Mir, The Express Tribune, July 13th, 2012. GILGIT: Members of Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) on Thursday called for creation of more districts, filling of vacant seats of judges in the apex court. The house unanimously adopted a resolution seeking creation of more districts in Gilgit-Baltistan to facilitate people and empower them. Hunza and Nagar should be made separate districts as both were independent states till 1972 when they were abolished and made administrative…

Defying apex court: Shah refuses to relieve G-B police chief

By Shabbir MirIn The Express Tribune, July 13 GILGIT: In clear defiance of an apex court order, Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Mehdi Shah has refused to relieve the regional police chief, Hussain Asghar, from his duties until a replacement of his choice is sent in by the federal government. “I am the chief minister and I will relieve him (Asghar) only after I get a replacement of my choice,” Shah told reporters on Wednesday. Shah recently…

Soldier mistakenly crosses LoC

RAWALPINDI, July 12(APP): A Pakistani soldier lost his way and inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector, a source said on Thursday. According to a military officer, Pakistani military authorities are in contact with their Indian counterparts and efforts are being made to bring the soldier back.—http://dawn.com/2012/07/13/soldier-mistakenly-crosses-loc/