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Posts published in “Day: April 9, 2013

Deforestation continues to be a major concern in Gilgit-Baltistan

ISLAMABAD:  The government’s term in office may officially be over, but its policies continue to have an overbearing influence on current issues. One such government policy is expected to come under fire on April 8, when the Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change will be discussing deforestation. Muhammad Khan Qureshi has been actively campaigning in his native Chilas in Gilgit-Baltistan’s (G-B) Diamer district for the protection of forests, which he says are facing a renewed…

Some forces out to get polls put off, says Yaqoob

by  Syed Rashid Husain in Dawn, Apr 9 DAMMAM, April 8: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Mohammad Yaqoob Khan disclosed on Monday that there were forces in Pakistan and abroad striving to get the general elections deferred. Addressing a gathering of Pakistani expatriates over a lunch, the AJK leader emphasised that every effort should be made to ensure that elections were held as scheduled, adding that polls were required for the country’s growth…