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Protests throughout the Hazara belt on the issue of renaming NWFP continues. The Hazara Action Committee has announced to continue their protest on the issue until Hazara receives the status of a province.The Hazara Action Committee announced that it would hold protest on every Friday until their demands are not met, they also announced to hold a shutter down strike across Hazara on May 2. A grand jirga chaired by Baba Haider Zaman was held to discuss the future strategy. The active leaders of Hazara Tehreek were present during the meeting.During the meeting it was decided that no leader of PML-N would be allowed to attend the gathering. Baba Zaman said that they are going to announce the unofficial name of the Hazara province on May 2.A schedule of procession was also announced during the meeting according to the detail, the first procession would be held on April 28 in Balakot, on April 29 in Ogai, on April 30 Darband, on May 1 Abbotabad, on May 4 in Ghaz and the final procession would be held on May 8 in Haripur.It is pertinent to mention that the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid supporting Hazara as a new province, Sardar Mehtab Khan Abbasi tendering his resignation, the ANPs provincial MPs submitting resolutions in the provincial assembly for a separate Hazara province, all this would contribute to at least opening another round of debate on the issue, whatever the conclusion may be.
