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Posts published in “Day: September 29, 2013

Nawaz-Singh handshake: Kashmiris pin hope on NY meeting

MUZAFFARABAD: The Kashmiri leadership across the Line of Control (LoC) has pinned hope on the proposed meeting between the prime ministers of Pakistan and India, saying both the leaders should honour the wishes of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to The Express Tribune, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Acting Prime Minister Chaudhry Muhammad Yaseen said they hoped both the prime ministers would break the ice to give a chance to peace in the region.…

Inquiry ordered into GB appointments

GILGIT, Sept 28: The Gilgit-Baltistan chief secretary Mohammad Yonus Dhaga has ordered an inquiry into the recruitments made in the local education department since 2008. Relevant officials told Dawn on Saturday that there had been complaints that relatives of ministers and senior government officials were inducted through backdoor. They said that degrees of teachers would be verified to know whether proper procedures were followed in their appointments. “Those who were given favour in sheer violation…