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SC tells govt to decide about G-B status
October 16, 2018
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16 (INP): The Supreme Court directed the federal government to take prompt decision on granting provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Balistan in line with the recommendations of the special committee for constitutional and administrative reforms in G-B.
A seven-judge larger bench, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, took up 32 cases concerning the region’s constitutional status.
[timed-content-server show="10/17/2018 01:00 Asia/Karachi"]The main constitutional petition was filed by the GB Bar Council through its vice-chairman Javed Ahmed. A member of bench wondered if India is giving special status to Kashmir by amending Article 370 of its constitution, why could Pakistan not grant provisional provincial status to GB. Salman Akram Raja is appearing on behalf of the petitioner in this case. The applicant highlighted the discriminatory and unfair treatment suffered by Pakistani citizens living in G-B. INP/AK[/timed-content-server]Related Articles