G-B legislative assembly members rejected K-P’s claim over part of the structure on Tuesday and decided to inform the federal government about “encroachment” through “proper channels”.
“K-P’s claim over some eight kilometres of land in Diamer is baseless and so, is rejected,” the lawmakers decided in an informal meeting chaired by the G-B legislative assembly speaker.
Members of the G-B assembly said that the K-P assembly had recently passed a resolution claiming land in Diamer. According to members, the K-P assembly also demanded equal compensation for the people of Kohistan likely to be affected by the construction of the proposed dam.
Speaker Wazir Baig formed a five-member committee belonging to lawmakers hailing from Diamer district to look into the matter, a lawmaker told The Express Tribune.
The main purpose of taking up the matter with the federal government and discussing it in a formal session of the G-B assembly was to avoid a direct confrontation with the K-P government.
Nationalist leader Nawaz Naji told the meeting in a controversial statement that historically, Kohistan, Shinaki and Chitral were also part of G-B and therefore, G-B could claim rights over these areas as well.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 26th, 2011.
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sir plz tell me the address of bhasha dam office
@ Sane, I agreed they should made a Hazara seprate province like wise Swat and Chitral another province and then Koistan should be a G B part also they should do Fata and rest Pushto speaking area K,P.
Royalty of Tarbella should also be given to Punjab because Tarbella was built by selling three rivers of Punjab to India by Ayub and Bhutto.
Historically, Chitral has not been a part of G-B but some parts of G-B, Dir, Kunhar-AF, and Swat have been part of Chitral. Please do read history and then comment.
K-P is a very unique Province of our Country because some of its parts like Hazara Division, District Chitral and D.I. Khan should have not been its part due to the demographics of these areas while the Tribal Belt and some parts of Balochistan should have been Part of the KP. Naturally Hazara should be a separate province, Chitral should be part of Giglit Balistan and D.K Khan should be part of a new Seraiki Province. KP's claiming right over Gilgit Baltistan land is not justified and the present Government should address the grievances of GBians at any cost