GILGIT, May 16: Acting president of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Qazi Hussain Ahmed escaped unhurt when the stage of a meeting he was attending collapsed here on Sunday. The incident created panic at the Integrity Kashmir Conference held here.

Political and religious leadership of AJK as well as Northern Areas also fell down. However, the panic caused no major damage except some minor injuries to a few people, an organizer said. -APP