Peace walk ended with lurals;Rumi brothers first reached Benzair tomb and then Jinhah messolium

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KARACHI, Dec.24: According to a regional portal, sghar and Ejaz Rumi, two young peace activists belonging to the Gojal Valley of Hunza – Nagar district, have reached Karachi today. They walked for peace through Gilgit – Baltistan, NWFP, Islamabad, Punjab and Sindh, covering over 2, 012 kilometers (1250 miles) of distance in a span of 76 days, havinvg started at the 16600 feet high Khunjrav National Park, located at Pak – China border. They were received by the
government of Sindh and different Karachi based organizations of Gilgit – Baltistan tomorrow at Mazar-e-Quaid. The peace walkers placed two stones picked from the Khunjrav National Park at Mazar of Pakistan’s founder, as a token of emembrance.They covered 2012 KMs of distance, having started at the 16600 feet high Khunjrav national Park, located in Gojal Valley. High dignitaries of the government
are expected to be present during the ceremony. The Khunjrav – Karachi Peace Walk ended yesterday at the Mazar-e-Quaid. The ending ceremony was attended by hundreds of residents of Gilgit – Baltistan living in Karachi, representatives of civil society and the leaders of Pakistan People Party, including deputy speaker of Sindh
Assembly, Shehla Raza, Rashid Rabbani, Waqar Mehdi and Saeed Ghani.
Representatives of different regional organizations and local elders also attended the ending ceremony in large numbers.Speaking at the occasion Shehla Raza said that the courageous move of the two youngsters belonging to GB reflects willingness of the youth of Pakistan to promote and practice peace. She paid rich tributes to
the determination of Asghar Ali Rumi and Ejaz Rumi, Pamir times reports.

Gilgit-Baltistan CM calls on Nayyer Bokhari

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ISLAMABAD, Dec. 23: Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah called on Leader of the House in the Senate, Senator Nayyer Bokhari at the Parliament House on Tuesday. Bokhari congratulated him on the establishment of the Gilgit-Baltistan democratic government and they discussed bilateral issues.
Bokhari said the victory of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) in the Gilgit-Baltistan elections proves that PPP is a national party, with a huge vote bank all over the country. He said that our leader Benazir Bhutto Shaheed is the symbol of the federation and we are following in her footsteps. The democratic government in Gilgit-Baltistan is the result of the political vision of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed, who gave the legal framework to the Northern Areas in 1994.Mehdi Shah said the democratic government of PPP would do its best to fulfil the mission of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto by giving the people of Gilgit-Baltistan their democratic rights. Dailytimes

Appointment of a local governor likely in December; people of G.B given mendate, legitimate to rule, Gilgit-Baltistan got provincial status under new

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ISLAMABAD,Dec.23: (APP) Syed Mehdi Shah, Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan has said that the appointment of new governor is likely December, 2009.He said that people of the region have given our party a chance to address their issues through heavy mandate during recent poles. He claimed that, the newly appointed governor would be from Gilgit-Baltistan. He said that Jamiat-e-ullemai Islam (F) is the ally of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) adding the party has had good relation ship with other parties even in hard times. " Despite the largest party PPP will form coalition government", he added. He was talking to journalists along with Chaudhary Manzoor Ahmed, incharge election Gilgit-Balatistan at Peoples secreteriat Islamabad. He claimed that PPP gives its workers honour. A day earlier, he claimed that Gilgit-Baltistan was given provincial status under new reform package, 2009.