By Zulfiqar Ghuman
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Kashmir Affairs and the Northern Areas Qamar Zaman Kaira on Saturday dissolved the seven-member Northern Areas cabinet – two days ahead of its scheduled annual budget, Daily Times has learnt.
“Yes, the cabinet has been dissolved, but the council is intact,” Mirza Hussain, an adviser on revenue to Northern Areas Council, told Daily Times.
Hussain said although the minister had the authority to dissolve the cabinet and even the council, the decision by Kaira just two days ahead of the annual budget was “mala fide and tantamount to pre-poll rigging”. Kaira – who issued a notification on the dissolution on his return from a foreign tour on Saturday – could not be contacted for comment. However, sources privy to the development claimed that a new constitutional package for the Northern Areas would be tabled at a federal cabinet meeting on Monday. “The council may also be dissolved after the cabinet meeting,” said the sources. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\07\26\story_26-7-2009_pg7_8
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