ISLAMABAD: The adviser to prime minister on foreign affairs and national security, Sartaj Aziz, admitted on Friday there was no breakthrough in the recently held talks between India and Pakistan on foreign secretary level, however, he said these talks have opened path for future negotiations. “There was no date fixed for the next round of talks,” Sartaj Aziz told media after attending book launching ceremony of General (retd) Abdul Majeed in Islamabad. Responding to a…
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GILGIT: The newly appointed Gilgit-Baltistan Governor Chaudhry Barjees Tahir arrived here on Friday amid protest demonstrations by opposition parties terming his appointment as unconstitutional and unlawful. Mr Tahir, also the Federal Minster for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, is on a two-day visit to the region after assuming the role of governor. Nineteen political, religious and nationalist parties, including PPP, PTI, JUI-F and MQM, had announced to observe a `black day` to coincide with the visit…
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) High Court directed the government on Friday to appoint Election Commissioner for Local Bodies within a month and hold LB elections across the country within five months. The directive was issued by Justice M. Tabassum Aftab Alvi, on a writ petition filed by Raja Sajjad Ahmed, a former vice chairman of the AJK Bar Council. The petitioner-lawyer contended that the AJK Legislative Assembly had enacted the AJK Local…