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Posts published in “Day: July 23, 2014

Court asks AJK govt to ensure quota-based appointments

By Tariq Naqash  in Dawn, July 23, 2014 MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) High Court stopped the University of Poonch, Rawalakot on Tuesday from recruiting employees against around 150 recently-advertised posts. The interim order was passed by Chief Justice Ghulam Mustafa Mughal, after taking up a petition by senior lawyer Raja Sajjad Ahmed Khan. In the petition, Khan had challenged induction process in the region’s public sector universities and medical colleges. The court…

Politicians seek interim provincial status for G-B

By Peer Muhammad in The Express Tribune, July 22nd, 2014. ISLAMABAD: The political leadership of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) sought on Monday a temporary provincial status for the region, including adequate representation in Senate and National Assembly of Pakistan, until the Kashmir issue is resolved. The recommendation was given to a sub-committee of senate functional committee on human rights, which was convened to review the G-B Governance and Self-Rule Order 2009 and discuss human rights violations in…