Times of Islamabad

Constitutional rights to GB: SC gives important instructions

Constitutional rights to GB: SC gives important instructions

ISLAMABAD – Supreme Court has constituted a special committee to finalizerecommendations on extending constitutional rights to the people ofGilgit-Baltistan.

A seven-member bench of the Apex court headed by Chief Justice of PakistanMian Saqib Nisar passed the order while hearing a case about providingconstitutional rights to the people of Gilgit-Baltistan in Islamabad today.

The Committee headed by Attorney General of Pakistan will comprise seniorlawyers Aitazaz Ahsan, Salman Akram Raja, Javed Ahmed , Afrasiab andSecretary Ministry of Kashmir Affairs.

The Court directed the committee to take on board all the stakeholders andsubmit its recommendations by Tuesday next.

The hearing has now been adjourned to 24th of this month.