By Peer Muhammad in The Express Tribune, April 28th, 2014 Islamabad: A nine-member Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights left on Sunday for Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) to know about the fundamental human rights issues being faced by the people of the area. The committee – led by senator Afrasiab Khattak – will spend three days in the G-B and meet political, social and national leaders of the area. “We will meet people from all walks of…
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By Shabbir Mir in The Express Tribune, April 28th, 2014 GILGIT: After 12 days of paralysing protests in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), the Awami Action Committee (AAC) and the centre reached an agreement on restoring the region’s wheat subsidy. AAC Chairman Ehsan Ali announced the end of the strike at a protest camp in the city at about 11pm on Saturday after receiving “good news” from one of the AAC members negotiating with government officials in Islamabad.…