Mirpur—AJK Prime Minister Sardar Attique Ahmed
Khan Saturday declared that his government has
kicked off an integrated phased plan to bring
womenfolk in the mainstream to ensure their
maximum participation in all nation-building
departments.
He was speaking at a reception hosted in his
honour by Mrs. Naheed Tariq, Advisor to the AJK
government for female Education. The ceremony
was also addressed by other MC activists Kishwer
Aziz, Saima Mushtaq and others.
Sardar Attique said that under the plan, the
participation of women into the politics was
being encouraged. Besides, under the plan
women’s involvement and participation in the
government affairs side by side male persons in
all spheres of life will be ensured. He said
that necessary steps are being taken to
implement the plan in letter and spirit.
Quetta — Balochistan Caretaker Chief Minister
Muhammad Saleh Bhutani has ordered release of 7
prisoners who have completed term of
imprisonment but could not be released for non
payment of diet and fine.
Chief Minister has directed for their release
before Eidul Adha after payment of diet and fine
from provincial government. He issued this
directive at his meeting with Caretaker Federal
Minister for Human Rights Ansar Burney and
Caretaker Federal Minister for Sports and
Culture Sardar Sikandar Hayat Jogezai.
At their meeting they discussed security of
human rights and improving conditions of
prisoners at various jails.
Srinagar— Angry residents in Kupwara have
damaged some vehicles, held a Special Police
Officer (SPO) in captivity and left at least
three personnel injured while charging Police
with burning of residential houses in the dead
of night.
Even as Police managed to rescue the SPO,
demonstrators today resorted to stone pelting on
the cavalcade of local MLA who was also
evacuated successfully. Informed sources said
that late last evening, over a hundred residents
of Punzgam (Trehgam) captured a Police party who
were “looking for an opportunity to set on fire
our houses”.
Even as head of the Police party and the local
SHO, Sub Inspector Manzoor Ahmed, managed to
escape with most of his men while leaving behind
his Tata-407 vehicle, residents took into
custody SPO Aijaz Ahmed Bhat S/o Ghulam Hassan
Bhat R/o Gulgam, Kupwara. He was roughed up and
interrogated for over 15 hours. Residents also
damaged and pushed the Police vehicle upside
down.
Srinagar— A day after the National Conference
president Omar Abdullah urged Hurriyat
Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to
participate in next Assembly elections, senior
Congress leader and India’s former External
Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid advised the
Mirwaiz “to accept the ground realities” and
participate in polls.
“They should participate in the polls as they
know the ground realties of Kashmir. If they
participate in elections they will get something
out of it,” Khurshid told reporters here.
He was quick to deny meeting any pro-freedom
leader during his two-day Valley visit. “No, I
didn’t meet any Hurriyat leader. But I’ll be
proud if, because of me, the dialogue process
succeeds,” he said.
Asked why the dialogue process between Hurriyat
(M) and New Delhi has stalled, he said, “There
are ups and downs in every dialogue process.
Quick-fix agreements shouldn’t be expected. In
Vietnam, it took several years to discuss the
shape of table on which dialogue process would
be held. We shouldn’t give up the hope.”
Mirpur—The newly-appointed Auditor General of
Azad Jammu Kashmir Tanveer Ali Agha Saturday
started performing his duties after he took over
the charge of his office.
He took the oath of his office at a ceremony
held in Islamabad, says an official handout
issued by PID Azad Jammu Kashmir on Saturday.
Chief Justice of Azad Jammu Kashmir Supreme
Court Justice Muhammad Riaz Akhter Chaudhry
Administered the oath.
