KHAR: The Levies force on Saturday foiled a sabotage bid and defused a missile planted near their checkpost in Mamond tehsil here on Saturday. A local administration official said that the Levies personnel spotted the missile planted along the boundary wall of the checkpost in Omari area. He said that a Levies team along with bomb disposal squad personnel reached the spot and defused the missile. According to the official, at least seven personnel of…
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GILGIT: Jamaat-e-Islami has announced the party will contest the Gilgit-Baltistan legislative assembly elections from 10 constituencies out of 24. “We have decided to field candidates in 10 constituencies of G-B,” said a senior JI leader, Advocate Noorul Bari, during a news conference at Gilgit Press Club on Saturday. On Friday, the G-B Council notified June 8 as the date for election as was proposed by the regional government. However, the chief election office said it…
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif has approved a summary of the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan for holding of elections to the GB Legislative Assembly on June 8, 2015. The summary for polling on June 8 was sent by Federal Minister and Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Birjees Tahir. These will be the second elections after the area had been given Provincial status. First elections for the provincial legislative assembly were held in November, 2009.…