ISLAMABAD: The Gilgit Baltistan (GB) action committee on Saturday announced an end to their 11-day long sit-in and protests over wheat subsidies after successful dialogue with the government committee. Both committees finalised their recommendations which will be sent to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for final approval. Federal minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Chaudhry Barjees Tahir had led the government’s committee, which included members such as Amjed Hussain Advocate, Muhammad Ibrahim, Bashir Ahmed Khan…
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GILGIT: The Awami Action Committee, a grouping of 22 religious, political and regional parties, on Friday said that it would announce the future course of action once the parleys between an AAC delegation and the federal government officials got completed regarding resolution of the wheat subsidy issue. AAC leader Gulam Abbas told Dawn here that the executive body of the committee had given all powers to Maulana Abdus Sami, regional emir of Jamaat-i-Islami, to take…