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Pak allows Kashmiri Pundits to
visit their shrine near LoC
ISLAMABAD
: Pakistan
is ready to allow displaced Kashmiri Pundits to
conduct a damage assessment of the world famous
Sharda Peeth shrine, located in Pakistan occupied
Kashmir (PoK), in the aftermath of October 8's
earthquake, a Pakistani newspaper said today........more
Chief Minister-designate Ghulam Nabi Azad
addressing the CLP meeting in Srinagar on Sunday.
(UNI)
Azad elected CLP leader;
submits claim of majority support to Governor
Azad
vows to give good governance, end corruption
*Baig PDP’s Dy CM nominee
From Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR,
Oct 30: Ghulam Nabi Azad
today submitted his claim of majority support to
Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha as his ultimate
formality to constitute the new Government in the
State. Azad proceeded to Raj Bhawan hours after
he was elected as leader of the Congress
Legislature Party and obtained letters of support
from all the coalition partners. Governor is
likely to invite him to form the Government on
Monday and the swearing-in ceremony, according to
Excelsior sources, would be held at the SKICC at
1700 hours on November 2nd. Meanwhile, Muzaffar
Hussain Baig was elected as head of the PDP
Legislature Party to pave way for his
installation as the new Deputy Chief Minister of
Jammu and Kashmir. Vowing to give good governance
and end corruption, Azad asserted that he would
go for a drastic downsizing in the Council of
Ministers and none of his colleagues would be
allowed to have their kith and kin in Personal
Sections or subordinate departments in the
Government..................more
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