Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Affectees of Attaabad and Sarat present charter of demands; governor ensures for proper rehabilitation of community

GBE Monitoring desk
HUNZA, April 14: Affectees of Attaabad and Sarat present charter of demands to governor doctor Shama Khalid and Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah during a meeting with delegates of Hunza.
HUNZA: Governor, Chief Minister and Speaker Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly meeting delegates during their visit
Governor and Chief Minister, who are on Hunza tour visited disaster site, relief camps and Upper Hunza to observe relief work by regional under directives of federal government.
Affected community headed by Mr. Hakim Shah after congratulating governor for appointment presented before her their demands: to speed up process of compensation, to renew relief package for rehabilitation in time; special financial relief or support for students studying in different educational institutions, share in public services and to write off loans of affectees of both banks and societies. Affected community expressed their satisfaction on government relief and thanked former governor for his personal attention to the community. Governor and Chief Minister listened their demands and pledged to consider them in due time.


CM is nominal head, package is nothing but contravice: Qari Khaliq

GBE Monitor
GAHKUCH, April 14: Qari Abdul Khaliq, president Balawaristan National Front (BNF), Ghizar district has said that Chief Minister is mere a nominal head of new set up and new package is a contravice to decieve people. Talking to a regional Urdu daily he said that communal strife has reach apax in the region due to negligance of regional leadership towards their responsibilities. He alledged federal parties for involving in communal hatred rose recently saying certain federalist political and religious parties are responsible for such incidents. He claimed that feeling of deprivations among masses have reached a point which would result in overthrowing of illegitimate occupiers of seats of authority. Courtesy: Daily K2, Urdu