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Posts published in “Day: February 17, 2013

Gilgit-Baltistan is integral part of Pakistan: analysts

By Waqar Ahmed in The News, Feb 17 ISLAMABAD: Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) is an integral part of Pakistan and its native population is totally loyal and patriotic to the country, authoritative sources in the federal capital have stated while reacting to a propaganda campaign launched to prove otherwise. The propaganda launched in foreign countries not only distorts the historical truth about the GB and Pakistan but also instigates separatist notions for the target audience. The elements…

India to release majority of loans this year

By Rejaul Karim Byron in Daily Star, Feb 17 Dhaka;  India will release 92 percent of the $800 million line of credit this year, which was offered to Bangladesh for infrastructural development in 2010. “Dr Dipu Moni and I are satisfied at the pace of utilisation of the LoC extended by India,” Salman Khurshid, India’s external affairs minister, said at a joint press conference in Dhaka yesterday. To date, the Indian government has approved 13…