Tuesday, February 09, 2010, Safar 24, 1431 A.H

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Share this story!     Students protest Gilgit-Baltistan package Monday, October 19, 2009 Our correspondent ABBOTTABAD: The Karakoram Students Organisation (KSO) staged protest demonstration against the government’s so-called Gilgit-Baltistan package, outside the press club on Sunday. The protesters were led by Kashif Ali Bonji, Mujahid Ali, Mehr Baz, Manzoor Ahmad, Asmatullah, Akramullah and Tassawar Mehdi.They said before the Gilgit-Baltistan package, the political parties and the Kashmiri leadership was not taken on board. They added that 1.5 million residents of the region were ignored in the announced package. They said that all the powers were vested in the president while a non-elected person was made chairman in the area. They said the Gilgit-Baltistan legislative council could neither elect chief minister nor governor. They demanded complete autonomy for the area. Share this story!    Back     |    Send this story to Friend    |     Print Version Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.thenews.com.pk

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