Awan says not interested in Attorney General office
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Law Babar Awan has said government is implementing several points of the court verdict on National Reconciliation Ordinance, while the affected parties have filed appeals on some points of the decision.
Awan was talking to media men on Saturday outside the office of Attorney General in Supreme Court premises.
The minister said that he was not interested to hold the office of Attorney General.
He said the PPP government in its period of two years has achieved consensus over the 18th constitutional amendment, National Finance Commission Award and established writ of the state in terror hit regions of Pakistan. He said Pakistan today is more stable than the dictatorial era.
Back Channel Contacts for Pakistan and India Dialogue
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Back Channel Contacts for Pakistan and India Dialogue, Pakistan and India have been engaged in back channel diplomacy as Kashmiri leaders and interlocutors are in contact with Hurriyat.
The sources of Foreign Office in Islamabad have confirmed former foreign secretary Riaz Mohammed Khan has been engaged in dialogue with Indian representatives in Hong Kong.
The president had given responsibility of restoration of the track II dialogue to Riaz Mohammed Khan.
According to the sources, in the first phase the sides were focusing on restoration of the composite dialogue and back channel diplomacy to create a consensus over the mechanism.
In second phase Kashmiri leaders would also taken into the fold of the dialogue and a Hurriyat delegation led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooque will visit Pakistan after Eid ul Azha.
“We will be visiting Pakistan immediately after Eid ul Azha. We want the separatist leadership other than Hurriyat to join us as well. Pakistan wants to get input from Kashmiri leadership before entering into any sort of composite dialogue with New Delhi.
Back Channel Contacts for Pakistan and India Dialogue was first posted on November 18, 2009 at 4:04 pm.
