By Muhammad Sadaqat in The Express Tribune, November 1st, 2014. KOHISTAN: Elders from Kohistan and Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) have agreed to authorise a jirga from Kohistan to resolve a long-standing land dispute between tribes from both regions. Former MNA Mehboobullah Jan told The Express Tribune he would head the 12-member jirga which has the support of G-B’s elders. According to Jan, the elders will begin meeting the warring sides—Kohistan’s Harban Bhasha tribe and G-B’s Thordas…
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Hong Kong’s pro-democracy sit-ins have lasted more than a month, a milestone that protesters marked Tuesday with an 87-second moment of silence to recall the 87 volleys of tear gas fired by police on Sept. 28. But the real news is that Beijing’s united front has begun to crack. First tycoon James Tien —leader of the pro-Beijing Liberal Party and former chairman of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce—called for the resignation of Hong…