{"id":43000,"date":"2014-07-21T03:56:02","date_gmt":"2014-07-20T22:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/?p=43000"},"modified":"2014-07-21T04:08:36","modified_gmt":"2014-07-20T23:08:36","slug":"gb-bar-council-proposes-iok-like-governance-structure-among-measures-gilgit-baltistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/2014\/07\/21\/gb-bar-council-proposes-iok-like-governance-structure-among-measures-gilgit-baltistan\/","title":{"rendered":"GB Bar Council proposes IOK-like governance structure, among other measures, for Gilgit-Baltistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gilgit, July 20:<\/strong> The Gilgit-Baltistan Bar Council, in a letter addressed to Senator Afrasiyab Khan Khattak, has proposed a number of measures that, they say, can improve the Human Rights situation in the region, by making changes to the constitutional status.<\/p>\n

The proposal recommends constitutional cover for the governance mechanism in GB, negating the past practice of making reforms through executive orders. The Bar has proposed to make the 2009 Governance Order into an \u201cAct\u201d of the Parliament, \u201cafter amendments\u201d. The governance systems of Indian-Occupied Jammu & Kashmir has been declared as \u201cmost suitable and viable\u201d for the Gilgit-Baltistan region by the Bar.<\/p>\n

”\u00a0….\u00a0political governing system\u00a0 in Indian Occupied Jammu Kashmir prevailing\u00a0 since 1948 & 1957 \u00a0is \u00a0most suitable and viable \u00a0in this regard as the same will \u00a0not only cater strategical interest of Pakistan \u00a0in this region \u00a0but also\u00a0 redress\u00a0\u00a0 the prolonged sense of deprivation of people of GB \u00a0as well \u00a0with out harming\u00a0 principal stand of Pakistan on Kashmir Issue”, the proposal reads.<\/p>\n

Other recommendations made by the Bar, verbatim, are;<\/p>\n

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  1. Declaring the next coming general elections in GB for holding \u201cConstituent Assembly\u201d\u00a0 and thereafter to\u00a0 draft, table and pass\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Constitution of GB accordingly<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Making amendment in Constitution of Pakistan\u00a0 by the Pakistani Parliament giving\u00a0 the GB \u00a0\u00a0a \u201cSpecial Status\u201d\u00a0 & representation\u00a0 in the constitutional institutions of Federation \u201cprovisionally\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The remaining proposals have been divided into three categories, namely Legislative, Judicial and Administrative. The same are being posted below for public information.<\/p>\n

      Legislative Measures:<\/strong><\/p>\n