Ghulam Abbas

Ghulam Abbas

The writer is a member of the staff at the Islamabad Bureau. He can be reached at [email protected]

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Retired chief justice of GB top court to lose pensionNATIONAL

Retired chief justice of GB top court to lose pension

ISLAMABAD: The outgoing chief justice of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Supreme Appellate Court (SAC), Justice Rana Shamim, may lose his pension as the office of the GB accountant general (AG) has raised legal<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/03/retired-chief-justice-of-gb-top-court-to-lose-pension/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Sep 3, 2018
Azam Swati likely to take up Ministry of Science and TechnologyNATIONAL

Azam Swati likely to take up Ministry of Science and Technology

–Senator Swati reports corruption, irregularities in ministry to PM Imran Khan –Ministry officials brief senator regarding their performance in last two governments  ISLAMABAD: Senator Azam Swati, an aspiring candidate to become minister for<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/29/azam-swati-likely-to-take-up-ministry-of-science-and-technology/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Aug 29, 2018
Diamer-Bhasha dam affectees still await compensationNATIONAL

Diamer-Bhasha dam affectees still await compensation

Officials continue to earn profits from the amount illegally stashed in private banks  ISLAMABAD:  While Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has set up a separate fund for the construction<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/26/diamer-bhasha-dam-affectees-not-paid-compensation-worth-rs12-billion/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Aug 26, 2018
Apex court restores GB Order 2018 to ‘ensure equal rights for residents’NATIONAL

Apex court restores GB Order 2018 to ‘ensure equal rights for residents’

–Restoration of GB Order 2018 surprises locals who had protested against then PML-N government’s decision in May ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday restored the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Order<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/08/apex-court-restores-gb-order-2018-to-ensure-equal-rights-for-residents/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Aug 8, 2018
Attack on Chilas schools a ‘conspiracy’ against dams initiative, says CJPNATIONAL

Attack on Chilas schools a ‘conspiracy’ against dams initiative, says CJP

–16 suspects taken into custody during raids in Tanager, Daryal areas of GB as law enforcers ask jirga leaders to play role –Another school torched on Friday night takes total number of<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/04/attack-on-chilas-schools-a-conspiracy-against-dams-initiative-says-cjp/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Aug 4, 2018
Govt bans treatment abroad, foreign visits of ministers, officials at admin’s expenseLAHORE

Govt bans treatment abroad, foreign visits of ministers, officials at admin’s expense

–Caretaker setup also slaps ban on recruitment against vacant posts, procurement of locally assembled, imported new vehicles out of development budgets –Measures to be applied to all departments, local govts, public companies,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/02/govt-bans-treatment-abroad-foreign-visits-of-ministers-officials-at-admins-expense/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Aug 2, 2018
Will request Imran to dissolve GB Legislative Assembly: PTI GB leadershipISLAMABAD

Will request Imran to dissolve GB Legislative Assembly: PTI GB leadership

ISLAMABAD: The leadership of Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) in Gilgit Baltistan (GB) have said that it would request PTI Chairman Imran Khan to dissolve Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly and hold fresh elections after<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/28/will-request-imran-to-dissolve-gb-legislative-assembly-pti-gb-leadership/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jul 28, 2018
Postal ballot facility not used by majority of employeesISLAMABAD

Postal ballot facility not used by majority of employees

Some employees demand the facility of online voting ISLAMABAD: While people across the country will participate in the election process today, thousands of the government/private employees in major cities especially in Islamabad may<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/25/postal-ballot-facility-not-used-by-majority-of-employees/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jul 25, 2018
Ministers, lawmakers from AJK, GB campaign for PML-N in centreElection 2018

Ministers, lawmakers from AJK, GB campaign for PML-N in centre

–AJK PM, GB CM hold meetings in twin cities at expense of public money to up the PML-N momentum ISLAMABAD: As the Pakistan Muslim Nawaz (PML-N) rules in Azad Jammu and Kashmir<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/22/ministers-lawmakers-from-ajk-gb-campaign-for-pml-n-in-centre/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jul 22, 2018
Another fake NGO loots millions from Gilgit Baltistan’s womenNATIONAL

Another fake NGO loots millions from Gilgit Baltistan’s women

ISLAMABAD: A non-governmental organisation (NGO) has been involved in looting money from hundreds of women in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). According to details, a fake NGO, Women Development Scheme, had collected millions of rupees from<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/19/another-fake-ngo-loots-millions-from-gilgit-baltistans-women/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jul 19, 2018
Neck and neck contest expected among PTI, PML-N and PPP candidates in NA-52Election 2018

Neck and neck contest expected among PTI, PML-N and PPP candidates in NA-52

ISLAMABAD: While a stiff competition is being expected between two major political parties including Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) in two constituencies of Islamabad, a neck to neck<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/19/neck-and-neck-contest-expected-among-pti-pml-n-and-ppp-candidates-in-na-52/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jul 19, 2018