By Peer Muhammad in The Express Tribune, May 28 ISLAMABAD: The race for the prized governorship of the country’s alpine region of Gilgit Baltistan is in full swing, with aspirants jockeying for position as the incumbent Governor, Pir Karam Ali Shah is likely to be replaced soon after the new setup is installed in Islamabad. Shah, who was selected to be governor by the former Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government, assumed office in 2012 after…
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MIRPUR / MUZAFFARABAD: Frequent and prolonged power outages in the sultry summer sparked rampant protests in several towns and cities of the country on Monday. While elsewhere the protests were mostly peaceful, in Mirpur protesters ran amok berserk, setting fire to public and private properties. Hundreds of people took to the streets against unscheduled load shedding in Mirpur which is home to the second largest hydel power plant: Mangla Dam. However, they turned violent when…