Tag: Gilgit
Policeman among two killed in Gilgit
Two men, including a policeman, were killed and another was injured in separate incidents in Gilgit on Saturday. Gilgit Superintendent of Police (SP) Tanweerul...
Education institutes to remain closed in Gilgit
Due to prevailing tension in Gilgit city, the educational institutions would remain close throughout the city. While offices, shops and trade centers reopened on...
Emergency declared in Gilgit
Police and law enforcement agencies have blocked entry and exit routes to Gilgit amid tense law and order situation following Shiite killings in Babuser,...
Ban Ki-moon condemns sectarian attack in Gilgit
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned a deadly sectarian attack in north-western Pakistan on Thursday, which reportedly left more than 20 people dead. According...
Ban Ki-moon ‘appalled’ by Gilgit-Baltistan sectarian killing
UN leader Ban Ki-moon was "appalled" by the sectarian killing of 20 Shiite Muslims who were dragged off a bus in Pakistan on Thursday,...
25 Shiites pulled off bus and shot dead: police
Gunmen on Thursday pulled 25 Shiites from a bus and shot them dead in north Pakistan, the third such incident in six months, an...
Talented Gilgit girl makes it to London School of Economics
Munira Shaheen, a brilliant student, seems to have set an example that movers and shakers can emerge from the grassroots level by striving sincerely...
Eight killed in Gilgit road mishap
At least eight people were killed and 10 others injured in a roadside accident in the city’s area of Astore on Tuesday.
According to police...
GB govt to promote media for development: Mehdi Shah
Gilgit Baltistan Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah has said that his government was determined to promote and strengthen media in the region for development....
Gilgit-Baltistan CM praises Rescue 1122 academy’s efforts
Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah appreciated the Rescue 1122 Emergency Service Academy for training rescuers.
He was addressing the 16th passing-out ceremony of more...
Gligit-Baltistan representatives seek US support
After Balochistan, resentment is brewing up in Gilgit-Baltistan with the local representatives there calling on the US to support the right of self- determination...
Gilgit curfew to be lifted tonight: Rehman Malik
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has announced the lifting of curfew and restoration of mobile service in Gilgit from tonight.
Talking to newsmen in...
Law and order in GB returns to normal
Law and order situation in Gilgit and other districts has started returning to normalcy but scarcity of food commodities, fuel and other daily use...
Day curfew lifted in Gilgit
The curfew imposed in Gilgit was temporarily lifted after the situation in the city appeared to have improved, a private TV channel reported here...
Curfew in Gilgit relaxed for 8 hours, situation remains calm
As law and order situation showed some improvement in Gilgit, curfew in the violence-hit city was relaxed for eight hours on Monday, the 14th...
Curfew relaxed for 6 hours in Gilgit
Curfew in the violence-wrecked city was relaxed on Sunday for six hours on 13th day on its imposition, however ban remained imposed on wearing...
3 killed as passenger van falls into gorge near Gilgit
At least three people were killed and several others injured when a passenger van fell into gorge in near Gigit city, police sources said...
