Caretaker Minister for Finance Dr. Salman
Shah Tuesday said that Pak economy being among fastest growing in Asia
was producing about two million jobs annually.Out of more than 160
million population of the country, 100 million people are under the age
of 25, having enough capabilities to effectively contribute in further
development and prosperity of Pakistan, the Minister told.

The All Parties Hurriyat Conference has
said that observance of Indian Republic Day as Black Day, yesterday, by
Kashmiris was a reiteration of their firm resolve to get their land
liberated from Indian occupation at all costs.

Kashmiri organisations led by former AJK prime minister Sultan Mehmood
Chaudhary on Saturday stage a demonstration in front of Indian High
Commission here on India’s Republic Day to protest against atrocities
being carried out in occupied Kashmir.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be signing the ‘International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights’ (ICCPR) of the United Nations
despite the fact that India has not accepted the right of
self-determination of Kashmiris while ratifying the covenant.

The Kashmiris living across the Line of Control and all over the world
would observe the Indian Republic Day as a black day on January 26
(Saturday).Various human rights, social, political, religious and other
organisations would organise protest rallies, public demonstrations and
seminars in all eight districts of the AJK to express solidarity with
the people of occupied Kashmir.

Azad Jammu Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar
Attique Ahmed Khan here Thursday unveiled an integrated phased
education uplift program launched to promote quality education
harmonious to the requirements of the latest era in Azad Jammu Kashmir.

Pakistan extending political
support to the just cause of the Kashmir struggle said Pakistan’s
principled position that Kashmir issue should be resolved in accordance
with the UN resolutions remains unchanged. “The suggestions about out
of the box solution and President Pervez Musharraf’s four proposals are
aimed at making a beginning towards resolution of the dispute,” said
the Foreign Office spokesman in [...]

Pakistan`s poor performance in the Eight-nation Junior Hockey Tournament continued as they were defeated by Australia in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.

Pakistan Development Hockey Team will
take part in an exhibition match against an Indian side at Gowaliar on
March 9 this year, said Spokesman of Pakistan Hockey Federation, Altaf
Sabir, on Tuesday.

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League
(Nawaz) is coming closer to President Pervez Musharraf, an erstwhile
staunch rival, official sources said.