Skardu: The Nationalists and Civil Society staged a protest at Skardu, Giligit Baltistan, on Sunday and Monday against the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) for acquiring land for expansion of the Skardu airport without compensation.
The PAF has declared the acquired vacant land as government land for which no compensation could be considered. But the protesters are demanding Pakistan Rupees 2.5 lakh per canal as compensation. Meanwhile, United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) has expressed deep concerns over human rights violations in Pakistan, occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.
The concerns were raised in a letter addressed to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), amid the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council at Geneva.
