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20 legislators picked to lobby for Kashmir cause across world
[DAWN] Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... has nominated 20 members of parliament -- 16 of them from his own Pakistain Moslem League-N -- as special envoys who will lobby for the Kashmire cause in important world capitals. The special envoys have been nominated to "highlight Indian brutalities in India-Occupied Kashmire and to lobby for the Kashmire cause," said an announcement issued by Prime Minister Office here on Saturday. Interestingly, out of the 17 MPs nominated from the ruling party and coalition, seven belong to southern Punjab, indicating that the underprivileged region has been given preference during the selection process. Posted by: Fred 2016-08-28 |
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