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A nation in search of peace by Dj Mathal
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ArticleID: 11381
Created On: 9/6/2010
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Unfortunately, Gilgit-Baltistan has been suffering from deprivation, slavery and natural calamities for long. Even in the holy month of Ramazan, the people in this region are deprived of peace and tranquility. The region remains wounded after the devastating rains and floods for the last over a month. In such a situation when the people were passing through a critical time of their life, some
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PM’s visit washes away remaining hopes by Dj Mathal
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ArticleID: 11276
Created On: 8/27/2010
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.The recent rains and floods have caused unprecedented destructions in all parts of Gilgit-Baltistan and according to initial estimates about 1,350 people have lost their lives with over 200 others gone missing. Besides, the losses in terms of damages to property including houses, roads, telecommunication infrastructure, standing crops, orchard trees and cattle run into billions of rupees. As such
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Independence Day & Flood Havoc by Dj Mathal
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ArticleID: 11251
Created On: 8/25/2010
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As the monsoon rains have brought widespread havoc in all parts of the country, the Independence Day of Pakistan on Aug 14 went without any funfair. Anyway, Gilgit-Baltistan is still long way away from the blessing of freedom as the United Nations is not taking any interest in fulfilling its pledge of holding a plebiscite to decide the future of the region in accordance with wishes of its
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World Should Help Us Directly By Dj Mathal
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ArticleID: 11096
Created On: 8/10/2010
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The waves of destructive rains and floods have engulfed the whole country right from Gilgit-Baltistan to Gwadar and there is no piece of land which has remained safe from the cruel gushing waters. The natural calamities in the form of landsliding and floods started from Gilgit-Baltistan when a huge piece of earth came down in Attabad area in January this year killing scores of people and blocking
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Beyond limits by Dj Mathal
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ArticleID: 11016
Created On: 8/2/2010
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Even the idea, let alone passage, of the so-called 'condemnation resolution' bulldozed by Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) in its seventh sitting was farce and beyond the jurisdiction of the house. No country or even a part of it notwithstanding its size and standing in the world can think of passing a resolution challenging its own survival and legitimacy. The resolution moved
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Another flop drama by By Dj Mathal
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ArticleID: 10933
Created On: 7/26/2010
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Imprisoned to their own vested interests and under the intense pressure of America, India and Pakistan again staged the drama of parleys in Islamabad but the poor show by the actors this time miserably failed to impress the audience, both national and international. However, India succeeded in tactfully making some parts of the drama a showpiece of interest for its people.India had sent its foreig
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Three years of successful journey By Dj mathal
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ArticleID: 10870
Created On: 7/20/2010
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Thank God Baang-e-Sahar as a weekly has completed its three years of continuous publication. The journey which it started as a monthly about 10 years back from the cosmopolitan city of Karachi is continuing irrespective of pressure, fear, intimidation and oppressive measures by the power that be. The vision and determination that the young student belonging to Yasen tehsil of Gilgit-Baltistan had
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Review your verdict, my lord By Dj Mathal
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ArticleID: 10787
Created On: 7/12/2010
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THE Supreme Appellate Court, the apex court of Gilgit-Baltistan, in its 91-page verdict on a suo motu case has declared that Gilgit-Baltistan is the indispensable and integral part of Pakistan under Article 258 and 175 of the constitution of 1973. As such, it further observed, the Gilgit-Baltistan Self Governance and Empowerment Order 2009 neither contravenes the constitution of 1973 nor is out of
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AJK rulers should stop political shenanigans By Dj Mathal
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ArticleID: 10718
Created On: 7/5/2010
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The Muslim Conference (MC) government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir has once again started issuing statements after statements about Gilgit-Baltistan in order to give a fillip to its typical and self interest based political maneuverings. Going one step ahead, the prime minister of AJK Raja Farooq Hyder recently announced to hold a conference against the fledgling system of Gilgit-Baltistan. He said t
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A decisive time like never before By Dj Mathal
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ArticleID: 10717
Created On: 7/5/2010
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The fake promises, ill willed gestures, misleading speeches and political hoodwinking by members of Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) that illegitimately sprouted out from the womb of 'self governance ordinance 2009 have started to surface as the post-election dust has started to settle down and the masses are being presented with a horrible scene of rampant corruption, political turmo
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Figures speak for themselves By Dj Mathal
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ArticleID: 10656
Created On: 6/28/2010
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After getting a sum of Rs12.98 billion in ‘alms’ from the government of Pakistan, the powerless finance minister Mohammad Ali Akhtar presented the first non-development budget 2010-11 of Gilgit-Baltistan after introduction of the so-called self-governance and empowerment order 2009. According to his budget speech, Rs6.40 billion would be spent on payment of salaries, pensions and other perks and a
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Padlock on freedom By Dj Mathal
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ArticleID: 10588
Created On: 6/21/2010
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During the recent sitting of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA), its members demanded immediate abolition of the GB Council saying its formation and structure was against the very survival and independence of the house and a hindrance in transferring powers to the local population in a true sense. Under the GB empowerment and self-rule order 2009,
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The selfish assembly By Dj Mathal
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ArticleID: 10512
Created On: 6/14/2010
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The so-called elected representatives of the masses sitting in the dummy Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) dropped a bombshell on the poor and inflation hit electorates by passing without any debate a bill increasing their own perks and allowances. Law Minister Wazir Shakil Ahmad tabled the bill under the Act 2010 and requested the house that the bill envisaging increase including month
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A no man's land called Gilgit-Baltistan By DJ Mathal
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ArticleID: 10430
Created On: 6/7/2010
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The so called assembly that came to life through the wombs of good governance ordinance 2009 has once more attempted on a resolution on the directives of the mercenary bureaucracy and agencies. The resolution is aimed at probing into the grotesque difference of none but those presenting the resolution regarding Attabad disaster. Kudos…! Even the most ignorant of the affairs of the state will under
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The Attabad tragedy by Dj Mathal
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ArticleID: 10374
Created On: 5/31/2010
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Due to human greed and carelessness, the lake formed on the Hunza river after a land sliding early this year has spread to over 25 km and submerged a number of villages. According to reports, so far the debris lake has deprived about 27,000 people of the area of their houses and other belongings. The rising water has also destroyed five large villages of Hunza Nagar washing away and submerging st
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A sham investment moot by dj mathal
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ArticleID: 10300
Created On: 5/24/2010
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Some clever and opportunist Lahore-based traders in collusion with the dummy chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan got a so called 'international investment conference' organized in Skardu recently and also invited a number of Islamabad-based envoys to the event. There were a few speeches delivered and some discussions held when the conference was declared complete.
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Don't rub salt into people's wounds By Dj Mathal
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ArticleID: 10232
Created On: 5/17/2010
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At last better sense seems to be prevailing on the government of Gilgit-Baltistan led by its so-called chief minister Mehdi Shah that they have started realizing that by the end of this month or in the first week of June the artificial lake formed on the Hunza River will break its banks. However, even then the government continues giving assurance to the people that sky will not fall
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Press freedom day & GB by Dj Mathal
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ArticleID: 10168
Created On: 5/9/2010
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The Press Freedom Day was recently observed in the world including Gilgit-Baltistan. The day is observed worldwide every year to highlight issues confronting media persons and organizations and the states’ responsibilities to resolve them and provide a safe and congenial atmosphere to the journalists. However, media persons as well as publishers in almost every country today are faced with serious
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عالمی یوم صحافت اورگلگت بلتستان۔ڈی جے مٹھل
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ArticleID: 10152
Created On: 5/7/2010
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If it's rebellion By Dj Mathal
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ArticleID: 10112
Created On: 5/2/2010
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At the time of partition of the subcontinent, imperialist forces instead of recognizing the independent status of the princely states asked them to either join India or Pakistan. However, to keep Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan deprived of their political rights and subjugated, they put their issues into the cold storage which still remain unresolved.
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Another coward attempt by Dj Mathal
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ArticleID: 10087
Created On: 4/29/2010
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Yet another assault came on the nationalists as the home department of Gilgit-Baltistan arrested and deported nationalist leaders that were supposed to stage a protest demonstration against the notorious Karachi agreement of 28th April1949
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