By Amir Mir in the News, Feb 23 ISLAMABAD: Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, one of the three jehadis released by the Indian government in 1999 in exchange for the passengers of hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC 814, has decided to revive armed struggle against the Indian security forces in Jammu & Kashmir while using Azad Kashmir as the base camp of Al Umar Mujahideen (AuM). His declaration is set to create further problems for the Pakistani…
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There is always tension between the need for development and the rights of people. Any large-scale development project, like highways and dams, will cause the displacement of large numbers of people. The trick is to do a cost-benefit analysis and decide just how vital a project is before going through with it and to always ensure that displaced people are adequately compensated. Pakistan has usually fallen short of this bare minimum. Funds for development projects…
GILGIT, Jan 21: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has approved the Gilgit-Baltistan governor’s summary for appointment of two judges to the region’s Supreme Appellate Court. Local sources told Dawn on Saturday that the summary was sent to the prime minister via the Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Ministry seven months ago as the two posts fell vacant after the retirement of the incumbents. They said Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court Chief Judge Raja Jalal Khan and member Muzaffar…