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Posts published in “Day: February 11, 2015

AJK Council clarifies report

ISLAMABAD: The AJK Council Secretariat Islamabad has clarified a news item published in “The News” on Tuesday, titled “Lowest bidder denied Rs610 million road project”. The AJK Council Secretariat clarified that the entire tendering process was completed after a due process of law and tender was widely circulated in two national dailies i.e. “The Nation” and “Jang”. Total four bidders participated. One bidder did not qualify technically. The other three bidders duly participated and all…

G-B’s seminaries to come under close scrutiny

By Shabbir Mir in The Express Tribune, Feb 10th, 2015. GILGIT: As part of the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP), the government of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) has decided to scrutinise both registered and unregistered madrassahs operating in the region. According to a government official, the decision was taken during a meeting chaired by interim chief minister Sher Jehan Mir. Home Secretary Sibtain Ahmed and intelligence officials attended the meeting. “Scrutinising madrassahs was one of…