Tag: Gilgit-Baltistan
Pak-China friendship to usher progress in GB, says PM
Sharif inaugurates Pak-China Friendship Tunnel over Attabad Lake, regrets funds not spent transparently in the past in regional development
Says security personnel will be deployed on KKH from Gilgit to Mansehra for people’s protection
Magnitude 5.5 quake hits parts of KPK, Gilgit-Baltistan
A rather strong earthquake of 5.5 magnitude jolted several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan in Thursday’s wee hours.
The epicenter of the earthquake was...
PM announces Rs 500m for GB flood affectees
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday announced Rs 500 million financial aid to help rehabilitate flood affectees in Gilgit-Baltistan.
The prime minister reviewed ongoing relief...
PM vows to fulfill all promises made with G-B people
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has vowed to fulfill all promises made by Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) with the people of Gilgit-Baltistan ahead of...
PML-N leading GB LG polls race
About 600,000 registered voters exercised their polling rights in Monday's elections for six seats from Skardu, four from Diamer, three each from Gilgit, Hunza Nagar, Ghizer and Ganche and two from Astor.
GB prison break : Search continues for fugitives
Police continues to search for the two inmates who fled Gilgit's district jail on Friday and later managed to escape from a police check...
G-B jailbreak: Nanga Parbat massacre suspect escapes prison
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A militant accused over one of Pakistan's most notorious recent terror attacks, the massacre of 10 foreign climbers in the country's far north in...
Gilgit-Baltistan trains high-altitude cops to protect climbers
Police in Pakistan's far north have set up a special high-altitude unit in a bid to entice back climbers after a group of foreign...
Govt extends scope of military courts to Gilgit-Baltistan, AJK
PM says no room for terrorism, terrorists in Pakistani society
The federal government on Tuesday decided to extend the scope of military courts to Gilgit-Baltistan...
Gilgit-Baltistan CEC’s appointment challenged by PTI
Petitioners say GB CEC Justice (r) Tahir Ali Shah is closely associated with PML-N and that his appointment was made unilaterally by Prime Minister...
Radio Pakistan aims to reach out to KP, Gilgit-Baltistan with new...
Ahsan Iqbal says state media will have to adapt to latest technology
Thanks Japanese govt for support to rehabilitate Radio Pakistan's medium-wave network
Radio Pakistan has...
Pro-IS wall-chalking spreads panic in Gilgit
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Pro-Islamic State (IS) wall-chalking appeared in Gilgit, capital of Gilgit-Baltistan, causing panic among the residents of the area.
'Welcome to G-B ISIS' was found spray...
COAS visits Gilgit
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Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif, on Wednesday arrived in Gilgit to visit field formations deployed in various areas, a private news...
Reverting to mother tongue
Two-day Gilgit-Baltistan-Chitral festival for promoting peace, pluralism from Saturday
Two-day festival of people of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Chitral for promoting peace and pluralism through culture...
Get ready to drench in winter rains
Winter rains are likely to occur during the next 24 hours across the country, ending the weeks-long dry spell, according to the Pakistan Meteorological...
GB officials claim arresting top militant commanders in Chilas
Senior officials in Gilgit-Baltistan on Thursday claimed arresting top militant commanders involved in recent acts of terrorism, including the killing of foreign tourists in...
Don’t take it to heart- it’s only the law of the...
The ‘grief’ of former dictator’s house-arrest has not only affected ex-generals, but also some unusual suspects it seems. According to All Pakistan Muslim League...