a country like ours‚ exists a law which makes a mockery of the basic human rights. The recent violence in Kashmir triggered a nationwide debate on the validity of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act‚ 1958‚ popularly known as AFSPA. First introduced in the states of Arunachal Pradesh‚ Assam‚ Manipur‚ Meghalaya‚ Mizoram‚ Nagaland and Tripura‚ the act was later extended to Jammu and Kashmir in July 1990. It is a draconian law which gives unbridled powers to the armed forces. Any commissioned officer
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-Sialkot- Sialkot is a city in Pakistan situated in the north-east of the Punjab province at the foothills of snow-covered peaks of Kashmir near the Chenab river. It is the capital of Sialkot District. The city is about 125 km (78 mi) north-west of Lahore and only a few kilometers from Indian-controlled Jammu. The recorded history of Sialkot covers thousands of years. Sialkot has‚ since its foundation‚ changed hands from Hindu‚ Buddhist‚ Persian‚ Greek‚ Afghan‚ Turk‚ Sikh‚ Muslims and British
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Government of Pakistan Finance Division (Regulations Wing) ttt* F.No.i1(4)R-2/2011- \ 15-31~-~13 Islamabad‚ the 31St May‚ 2013 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- GRANT OF PRE-MATURE INCREMENT ON UP-GRADATION The undersigned is directed to say that in due deference to the Honorable Federal Service Tribunal’s Judgments passed in various appeals it has been decided to grant premature increment on up-gradation of posts as on 28th January‚ 2002 onward i.e. the date of Honorable
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Shekhar Dutt 8 Goa Shri Manohar Parrikar Shri Bharat Vir Wanchoo 9 Gujarat Shri Narendra Modi Dr. Kamla Beniwal 10 Haryana Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda Shri Jagannath Pahadia 11 Himachal Pradesh Virbhadra Singh Urmila Singh 12 Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah Narinder Nath Vohra 13 Jharkhand Hemant Soren Dr. Syed Ahmed 14 Karnataka Shri K. Siddaramaiah Hansraj Bhardwaj 15 Kerala Shri Oommen Chandy Sheila Dikshit 16 Madhya Pradesh Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Ram Naresh
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Federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant (Latin: foedus‚covenant) with a governing representative head. The term "federalism" is also used to describe a system of governmentin which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and constituent political units (such as states or provinces). Federalism is a system based upondemocratic rules and institutions in which the power to govern is shared between national and
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POLITICAL SITUATION IN PAKISTAN POLITICAL SITUATION IN PAKISTAN By Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Reproduced in pdf form by Sani Panhwar Copyright © www.bhutto.org I Since the birth of Pakistan every government has appealed for national unity. Pakistan has run into crisis after crises‚ each graver than the preceding and unity has eluded us despite all the fervent appeals made. There must be serious reasons why crises should exist in abundance and not unity. These reasons need to be examined. Our country
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second-highest number of BWA circles. The telco announced it successfully tested the technology in September and will launch services soon. It has spectrum in Andhra Pradesh‚ Tamil Nadu‚ West Bengal‚ Bihar‚ Orissa‚ Assam‚ the North-East and Jammu and Kashmir. Tikona already has a relatively strong broadband subscriber base with a million customers using unlicensed spectrum. It’s expected to launch 4G in Gujarat soon‚ using LTE. The firm also has spectrum in Uttar Pradesh (east and west)‚ Rajasthan
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I have expressed my views about the Pakistan Supreme Court and its need to maintain judicial self restraint in articles published in this newspaper and elsewhere. However‚ in view of the turmoil currently prevailing in Pakistan‚ a clear elaborate enunciation of the philosophy of judicial restraint is called for. In a recent statement‚ the Chief Justice has said that it is the Constitution‚ not Parliament‚ which is supreme in the country. There is no controversy about this legal position‚ and indeed
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they are also rushing to shed their staid public-sector branding. While changing public perception is one step‚ a new identity also helps draw new customers. Over the last two years‚ private sector entities such as Catholic Syrian Bank‚ Jammu & Kashmir Bank and South Indian Bank have all gone for a new fascia‚ apart from BoB. Hence now it too followed the league. However‚ this should be done without alienating its existing clientele. Banks work on trust. Thus‚ success of such re-branding
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neighboring countries and internal terrorism emulates from religious or communal violence and Naxalite–Maoist insurgency. Terror activities involve either Indian or foreign citizens. The regions with long term terrorist activities today are Jammu and Kashmir‚ Mumbai‚ Central India (Naxalism) and the Seven Sister States (independence and autonomy movements). As of 2006‚ at least 232 of the country’s 608 districts were afflicted‚ at differing intensities‚ by various insurgent and terrorist movements
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