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Posts published in “Day: December 22, 2012

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‘Don’t give provincial status to GB’ Mirwaiz tells Pakistan ISLAMABAD  – APHC Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday urged Pakistan not to give provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) as such a move would pave way for India to make Ladakh one of its provinces. “When we talk about Kashmir we talk of 1947 Jammu and Kashmir. Our movement is indigenous and Kashmiris have sacrificed a lot during last 20 years. We urge Pakistan not to give…

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‘Don’t give provincial status to GB’ Mirwaiz tells Pakistan ISLAMABAD  – APHC Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday urged Pakistan not to give provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) as such a move would pave way for India to make Ladakh one of its provinces. “When we talk about Kashmir we talk of 1947 Jammu and Kashmir. Our movement is indigenous and Kashmiris have sacrificed a lot during last 20 years. We urge Pakistan not to give…

11 killed on Pak-Iran border: by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, Dec 22

QUETTA: Eleven illegal immigrants were reportedly killed on Friday in a firing incident in Pothan area, near Pakistan-Iran border and some 80 kilometres northwest of Gwadar. Balochistan Home Secretary told Dawn that special teams had been dispatched for confirmation of the incident. Reports suggested that the illegal immigrants included Tajiks, Uzbeks and Pakistanis, and they wanted to cross the border through illegal channels when they were fired upon by unknown persons. Earlier this year, 11…