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Posts published in June 2014

Non-implementation of CM Mehdi Shah’s orders challenged :The Express Tribune, June 13th, 2014.

GILGIT: A petition was filed in the apex court of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), seeking implementation of the decision taken by the chief minister (CM) in 2013 to carve out two new districts in the region. CM Mehdi Shah announced to give the status of a district to Shigar and Kharmang valleys of Baltistan in March last year, raising the number of districts in the region from seven to nine. The announcement, however, was not acted upon…

China to finance, develop airport in Gwadar: by Khaleeq Kiani in Dawn, June 13th, 2014

ISLAMABAD: The government disclosed on Thursday that the financing and development of Gwadar International Airport had been “taken over by China” and that the Civil Aviation Authority would not be involved with the process. In addition, the controversy over the change in the route of the $35 million Pak-China Economic Corridor deepened as government officials continued to contradict each other over the reasons for the change. Planning and Development Secretary Hassan Nawaz Tarar told a…

GB teachers hold demos, demand service structure : Dawn, June 6th, 2014

GILGIT: Demanding service structure and clear rules for their promotion, hundreds of male and female teachers of government schools staged demonstrations in the seven district headquarters of Gilgit Baltistan and announced boycott of classes across the region till June 10. The GB Teachers Association had given the call for protest. The teachers, who had also brought their students on roads, said that if their demands were not accepted they would continue their protests. The protesters…

Demonstration: SHO killed, three injured in tear gas shelling : The Express Tribune, June 6th, 2014.

MUZAFFARABAD:  A police officer was killed, while three protesters were injured due to tear gas shelling in Charhoi. PML-N leader Munsifdad Khan  and members of civil society were protesting against the transfer of tehsil headquarters offices to newly-constructed buildings some five kilometres away from Charhoi city when the protest turned violent. Mirpur Station House Officer Raja Jameel reached the spot to negotiate with protesters when they started pelting stones on the police. In retaliation, the…

Raheel assures China of anti-terror support: The Nation, June 4, 2014

BEIJING – Vice Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission Fan Changlong met on Wednesday with visiting Pakistani Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif. Calling Pakistan a “true friend” of China, Fan said that the development of bilateral “all-weather friendship” is the common option of the two peoples. China appreciates Pakistan’s strong support for China in combating terrorists of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), Fan said, calling on the two sides to further counter-terrorism…

Threat to Sino-Pak friendship: By Muhammad Amir Rana in Dawn, June 1st, 2014

The writer is a security expert. THE issue of terrorism remains at the heart of the world’s diplomatic, economic and strategic engagement with Pakistan. It invariably constrains Pakistan’s pursuit of economic, strategic and political interests. The ghost of terrorism will continue to haunt Pakistan and put more pressure on the country’s relations with its neighbours after the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan. Pakistan’s major economic, strategic and political partner China will also expect that…