Pak-Afghan border fencing: Minister promises to solve settlement issues
Says 80% fencing work complete SAMAA | Muhammad Atif Ali - Posted: Feb 3, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 months ago SAMAA | Muhammad Atif Ali Posted: Feb 3, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 months ago
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A mechanism will be prepared to solve the settlement issues faced by people on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan, Balochistan Home Minister Ziaullah Langove promised.
In a meeting on Tuesday in Quetta, he briefed that 182 kilometers of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border has been fenced so far. The remaining 20% of the border that is under construction will be completed soon.
Pakistan is erecting fences on the border shared by the two countries to stop people from illegally crossing the border.
Fencing work in Gwadar stopped: Balochistan home minister
Says government won t do anything without public confidence SAMAA | Mujeeb Ullah - Posted: Dec 30, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago SAMAA | Mujeeb Ullah Posted: Dec 30, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago
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The fencing work in Gwadar was stopped on Wednesday on the orders of Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan.
Balochistan Home Minister Ziaullah Langove said work on fencing will only begin after residents agree to it. The government wants to ensure the involvement of the people of the city in all its development projects, he said.
Langove revealed that he sent a report to the chief minister about the opinions of residents regarding the fencing after which he issued orders to stop the construction.
Today’s outlook: Karachi becomes colder, Centre acts against timber mafia
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Here are some of the stories from Pakistan that we are following today (Tuesday):
The federal cabinet will meet today. A summary on tree cutting in Gilgit-Baltistan will be presented before it. The central executive committee of the PPP will meet today. They are expected to discuss the resignations of the party s MPAs and MNAs as part of the Pakistan Democratic Movement s protest against the government. The PML-N will celebrate its Foundation Day today. PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz will address the ceremony. The Punjab Teachers Union will stage a protest outside CM House today. The Supreme Court Karachi Registry will hear cases on encroachments in Karachi and the circular railway. Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed is in Karachi till Friday.Pakistan has extended its b
Court asks centre, Balochistan who is fencing Gwadar
Seeks a reply until December 31 SAMAA | Noor Ul Arifeen - Posted: Dec 28, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago SAMAA | Noor Ul Arifeen Posted: Dec 28, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago
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The Balochistan High Court sought on Monday a reply from the federal and provincial government officials in the Gwadar fencing case.
A two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Jamal Khan
Mandokhel and Justice Abdul Hameed Baloch heard on Monday a petition filed by Balochistan
Bar Council Vice-Chairman Muneer Ahmed Kakar.
The petition says the fencing of the port city would affect lives
of more than 300,000 people living in it.