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Posts published in “Day: August 24, 2014

Dam-affected people neglected in GB: Dawn, Aug 24, 2014

GILIGT: Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Diamer district chapter has demanded of the Gilgit-Baltistan government to ensure fair distribution of compensation among the affected people of Diamer-Bhasha Dam project as it claimed that deserving people had been neglected in the money disbarment process. Talking to Dawn on Saturday, MQM district in-charge Haji Abdul Aziz said that a meeting held at Chilas on Friday demanded distribution of compensation on merit. He said that the workers and leaders of…

Rocking the boat: Rifts brew in PPP’s G-B chapter as Mehdi Shah loses popularity

By Shabbir Mir  in The Express Tribune, August 24th, 2014. GILGIT: Internal dissent is reportedly brewing within the Pakistan Peoples Party in Gilgit-Baltistan with Chief Minister Mehdi Shah losing popularity amongst the party’s ranks. “There have been several corner meetings and it has been agreed to launch a joint struggle to oust Mehdi Shah,” a senior PPP leader told The Express Tribune on Saturday. “Jafar Shah has agreed to lead the party if assigned the…