LAHORE: PPP central Punjab General Secretary Tanvir Ashar Kaira has demanded the newly-appointed governor of Gilgit/Baltistan should be replaced by a person who is the son of soil and acceptable to all political parties. In a statement issued on Sunday, Kaira maintained that the appointment of the new governor was unconstitutional because after the 18th amendment in the constitution the governor had to be from the region. Pir Karim Shah, the outgoing governor, is right…
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GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court on Monday gave a two-week deadline to the federal government and the GB caretaker government to submit their responses in two petitions seeking explanation about delaying the elections to the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA). A two-member bench comprising Justice Sahib Khan and Justice Wazir Shakeel heard the two separate petitions filed by Pakistan People`s Party leader Amjad Hussain and MWM`s Ehsan Ali. The respondents in the case are GB Council…