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Posts published in “Day: September 2, 2012

TeK for stronger AJK govt role in Kashmir:by Asif Mehmood in Daily Times, Sept 2

LONDON: The UK Tehreek-e-Kashmir (TeK) Secretary General Abdul Majeed Nadeem on Saturday demanded that the Azad Kashmir’s Interim Constitution Act 1974 be amended for a strong role of the AJK government in Kashmir. While addressing the Tehreek-e-Kashmir general meeting on the recently held AJK All-Parties Conference to evolve consensus on constitutional reforms, Nadeem said now was the right time to establish a responsible government with constitutional powers to restore the original role of government in…

Diamer Bhasha Dam: Govt to approach China, local banks for financing

By Zafar Bhutta in The Express Tribune, Sept 2 ISLAMABAD: With power shortage increasing continuously in the face of rising consumer demand, the government has decided to seek financing from China for the mega $13 billion Diamer Bhasha Dam with power production capacity of 4,500 megawatts and also take loans from domestic commercial banks by offering guarantees. According to sources, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will place a request before his Chinese counterpart during the…