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Posts published in “Day: September 17, 2012

Baba Jan’s bail plea accepted

By Shabbir Mir  in The Express Tribune, Sept 17 GILGIT: Detained youth activist Baba Jan Hunzai was granted bail by an anti-terrorism court on Saturday. “Jan’s bail plea has been accepted in all cases against him,” the defence counsel, Ehsan Ali, told The Express Tribune. He said that Jan was set to be released on Saturday; however, he alleged that the jail administration, in connivance with security agencies, has intentionally delayed his release to frustrate…

Mangla Dam Raising Project: Affected families to launch protests from Sep 21

MIRPUR:People affected by the Mangla Dam Raising Project (MDRP) have threatened to launch a protest movement against the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government from September 21 if it fails to give them a schedule for the completion of their rehabilitation. Addressing a news conference at the Mirpur Press Club on Friday evening, representatives of over 100 affected families and heads of various action committees fighting for their rights announced that they would hold anti-government…