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Kashmir Affairs, GB & SAFRON: Senate body meets to elect chairperson
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee (SSC) on Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit Baltistan and SAFRON met on Tuesday at Parliament House to elect its chairperson. Senator Asad Qasim, unanimously, elected as chairman of the committee. His nomination was proposed by Senator Nadeem Ahmed Bhutto and seconded by Senator Sherry Rehman. The committee members congratulated the newly elected chairman, Senator Qasim, and expressed confidence in his ability to manage the affairs of the committee, as the Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan hold strategic and national importance. Senator Qasim expressed gratitude to the members for their support and stated that the committee will strive to address the issues of Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan, following the footsteps of the late Senator Prof Sajid Mir. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
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05-07-2025
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Afghan refugees: Action against valid PoR cards holders refrained
ISLAMABAD: The government has directed all provincial and federal authorities/agencies to refrain from taking any adverse action against registered Afghan refugees holding valid Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, revealed an official document on Saturday. The directive of the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) and Kashmir Affairs comes following consultations at the federal level regarding the extension of PoR card validity. In a circular issued by the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit Baltistan and States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON), addressed to the Ministry of Interior, all Chief Secretaries, Inspectors General of Police, and the Chief Commissioner of Islamabad Capital Territory, the government urged that no harassment or detention of PoR card holders Afghan Refugees should occur until a final decision is made by the authorities concerned. Afghan refugees stuck in Pakistan as Germany halts entry programme Authorities are directed to instruct all relevant departments and agencies to act accordingly. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
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02-07-2025
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Revival of Jirga system in erstwhile Fata: Govt to include tribal elders, legal experts: minister
PESHAWAR: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit-Baltistan and SAFRAN, Engineer Amir Muqam has said that federal government is going to include tribal elders and legal experts in the revival of Jirga system in the merged districts of the erstwhile Federal Administered Tribal Area (Fata). He expressed these views while presiding over an introductory meeting of the high-level meeting regarding the revival of Jirga system in former Fata and other matters on Tuesday. Besides, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi, Federal Minister for Planning Ihsan Iqbal, Minister of State for Interior Affairs Talal Chaudhery, Advisor to KP CM Barrister Dr Mohammad Ali Saif, Secretary Kashmir Affairs Zafar Hassan, Chief Secretary KP Syed Shahab Ali Shah, Inspector General of Police (IGP) KP Zulfikar Hameed, former chief secretary KP Shakeel Durrani and others. The meeting discussed an effective alternative system for development of justice system in merged districts and bringing traditional Jirga system in harmony with the constitutional judicial system. Speaking in the meeting, Federal Minister Amir Muqam, who is also the convener of the committee said that proposals regarding the development of peace and law and order would presented in the meeting, saying recommendations for the uplift of tribesmen would be framed in consultations with tribesmen. The meeting also agreed on the formation of a sub-committee and holding next meeting in Peshawar. On this occasion, Federal Minister for Planning, Ihsan Iqbal said that minimizming dependence on police and provision of justice at grass-root level is essential. He said that KP government is major stakeholder in the process. He said that they determined to move forward jointly and paid tributes to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Governor KP Faisal Kundi in this regard. Ihsan Iqbal called for the inclusion of the elected public representatives and tribal elites in the ongoing process. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
