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Posts published in “Day: August 7, 2014

Battle for AJK ehtesab chief’s post heats up: Dawn, August 7th, 2014

MUZAFFARABAD: Raja Ghazanfar advocate, who was appointed by the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government as Ehtesab Bureau (EB) chairman, attended his office here on Wednesday, amid an impending legal battle by his predecessor Sardar Rafique Mahmood. The notification about the termination of contract of Mr Mahmood and his replacement by Mr Ghazanfar was issued, according to official claim, on Monday night, sometime between 8-9 pm. However, it was circulated in offices on Tuesday shortly…

Crisis brewing: Petrol shortage stops Gilgit city in its tracks

By Shabbir Mir  in The Express Tribune, August 7th, 2014. GILGIT: With the exception of only one petrol station, all others have run dry in Gilgit city due to a shortage of the fuel as a result of extended Eid holidays. Following the prolonged vacation, long queues of cars could be seen outside the city’s petrol pumps. However, supply soon declined and the pumps’ reserves ultimately ran dry. At the moment, Jehangir petrol pump in…