ISLAMABAD: After almost a week of protest, which saw at times business come to a halt in Gilgit-Baltistan, the government on Tuesday constituted a five-member committee under the chairmanship of Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Muhammad Barjees Tahir to resolve the issue of wheat subsidy. Committee will meet on April 24, 2014 to formulate recommendations which will then be sent to Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) for final approval. Other members of the committee include…
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By Shabbir Mir in The Express Tribune, Apr 23, 2014 GILGIT: People from various parts of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) are pouring into Gilgit as an ultimatum given by the Awami Action Committee (AAC) for the restoration of the wheat subsidy ended on Tuesday. At least 3,000 people, in large convoys, reached Gilgit from Diamer Valley at about 4pm in response to AAC’s call for a long march, while convoys from Ghizer, Baltistan, Hunza-Nagar and Astore were…