Tag: Gilgit
China completes Pakistan-China Friendship Tunnels at Attaabad
China has constructed 24-kilometer portion of Karakorum Highway on Attaabad lake with a cost of $ 275 million, five years after a massive landslide...
Eight-year-old boy allegedly raped, murdered by teenagers in Gilgit
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An eight-year-old boy, who had gone missing for three days, was found dead on Tuesday after allegedly being raped by three teenagers in Gilgit,...
Gilgit passenger van blast kills three
At least three people were killed when an explosion ripped through a passenger van in Gilgit on Thursday.
According to police, several people were also...
GB business community urges govt for tax concessions
Business community head says blockage of KKH has left hundreds of small traders and workers jobless
Gilgit-Urumqi Business Forum President Nazir Ahmed on Sunday urged...
France provides RS 8.5b for two hydropower projects
ISLAMABAD
France has provided Rs 8.5 billion for two hydropower projects the Mohmand Hydropower Project (740 Mw) located and KP Harpo Hydropower Project (35 MW)...
Gilgit violence kills three, mobile services suspended
Mobile services were suspended in Gilgit early on Wednesday after the death toll from incidents of violence reached three.
Fear and panic have gripped the...
Police arrest 18 over Nanga Parbat tourists’ killing
Police in the northern districts of Gilgit and Diamer on Thursday said that they have arrested 18 perpetrators involved in the Nanga Parbat tourists’...
Two girls, mother killed over family video
A family video showing two teenage girls enjoying rain in their house led to their murder in Chilas on Sunday night. Their mother was...
People will decide who will make the next government, says Mehdi
Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah said on Tuesday the PPP leadership had made great sacrifices for democracy in the country and it was...
Tension prevails in Gilgit, education institutes closed
In the backdrop of intense tension triggered as aftermath of December 12 clashes, the city’s all educational institutions have been closed down and inter-city...
Tension prevails in Gilgit, educational institutions closed
In the backdrop of intense tension triggered in the aftermath of December 12 clashes, the city’s educational institutions have been closed down and inter-city...
President felicitates people of Gilgit-Baltistan on 66th IDay
President Asif Ali Zardari has felicitated Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Pir Syed Karam Ali Shah, Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah and the people of Gilgit-Baltistan on...
PM visits Gilgit, Baltistan on Friday
Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf would visit Gilgit Baltistan while all arrangements have been completed for his warm welcome.
PM would visit one day for...
Experts seek revision in Right to Free Education Act 2011
The participants of a meeting have demanded the revision of the `Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2011' to maximize the required prospects...
GBLA approves resolution demanding provincial status for Gilgit-Baltistan
The Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) Thursday approved a resolution demanding complete provincial status for the Gilgit–Baltistan region.
The resolution was jointly tabled by MLA...
Four dead as passenger van plunges into ravine
At least four people died and seven others sustained injuries when a passenger van fell into a ravine in Gilgit on Wednesday.
According to witnesses,...
Punjab Education dept cedes Gilgit, Kashmir to India
An atlas published by the Punjab Education Department has mistakenly shown Gilgit, Northern Areas and Kashmir as parts of India, City42 reported on Tuesday....
