GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan Awami Action Committee on Monday organised a protest rally against the misuse of Anti-Terrorism Act and cybercrime laws, saying these laws are being used by the government …
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Federal minister for early completion of GilgitKhunjrab Motorway
by adminwaadiby adminwaadiISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications, Privatization and board of Investment Abdul Aleem Khan has directed the National Highway Authority (NHA) to setup priorities for the construction of highways and identification …
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Gilgit Baltistan
Gilgit Baltistan: Pakistan awards $2 billion KKH contract to China
by adminwaadiby adminwaadiISLAMABAD:Pakistan has relaxed bidding rules to directly award a $2 billion contract to China for the construction of a strategically important road and also approved Rs78 billion in incentive package …
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Severe rains in Gilgit-Baltistan disrupts daily life, closes roads
by adminwaadiby adminwaadiGILGIT: The Severe rains in Gilgit-Baltistan have severely disrupted daily life.The Karakoram Highway, Baltistan Express way and Astore Road are closed at various points due to landslides and rockfalls. Thousands …
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Federal education ministry survey team assessing needs of Daanish school in Gilgit Baltistan
by adminwaadiby adminwaadiISLAMABAD: A survey team from the Federal Ministry of Education has arrived in Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), and begun their work to assess and evaluate the needs of Daanish schools in …
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Group of ten climbers successfully scales Spantik Peak in Gilgit-Baltistan
by adminwaadiby adminwaadiGILGIT: A group of ten climbers, including five mountaineers from the Shimshal Valley in Hunza, successfully reached the summit of Spantik Peak, also known as Golden Peak. The climbers, led …
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Gilgit Baltistan marks new phase in agriculture by exporting cherries to China
by adminwaadiby adminwaadiISLAMABAD: Gilgit Baltistan has recently marked a new phase in its agricultural sector by exporting cherries to China, following the Plant Health agreement between Pakistan and China in 2022. This …
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Gilgit Baltistan
Issue brief on “The Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding in Gilgit Baltistan: A Growing Threat”
by adminwaadiby adminwaadiISLAMABAD: A week-long heat wave in Gilgit Baltistan had increased meltingrate of glaciers resulting in flooding which caused destruction to the NaltarExpressway and subsequently damaged electricity power plant in Nomal. …
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Heroic Pakistani mountaineers rescue stranded Russian climbers in Karakoram Range
by adminwaadiby adminwaadiSPECIAL REPORTSKARDU: Two Pakistani climbers, Muhammad Younus from Rondu and Ghulam Abbas from Hushe, have become national heroes after executing a daring rescue of two Russian climbers stranded on Gasherbrum …
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Gilgit BaltistanHighlights
Zong introduces high-speed network connectivity in more than 15 cities of Gilgit Baltistan, making it the largest ever network expansion in GB
by adminwaadiby adminwaadiGHULAM ABBASISLAMABAD: Zong, Pakistan’s leading telecom operator brings its seamless and high-speed 4G services in Gilgit Baltistan. Network is live city wide in Gilgit, Hunza and Skardu with further roll …