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A dark spell: 43-hour power shutdown in Gilgit agitates residents
Entire region enveloped in darkness from 5pm on Friday till Sunday afternoon.
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Film industry: Pakistanis losing interest in local entertainment
Cinemas torn down to make room for commercial plazas.
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Ostentatious display: Gilgit-Baltistan spent Rs20m on PM’s visit
Entourage included four federal ministers, governors and CMs of K-P, G-B.
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Diamer-Bhasha: Five decades later, Pakistan breaks ground on major dam
Country’s third largest reservoir to be completed in eight years; cost around $12b.
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Shortage: As mercury drops, fuel prices soar in G-B
Increase in wood prices and the transportation ban creating difficulties for locals.
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For a Gilgit school, the wait for teachers seems unending
Despite the harsh winters, many schools in Diamer, Astore, Ghizer and Ghanche, do not have a building.
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Conference: ‘Make economic policy true to G-B’s goals’
Speakers urge to take advantage of the region’s resources.
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Shandur, Diamer-Bhasha Dam: G-B unrelenting on boundary dispute
Billion of rupees in royalty on the line as G-B, K-P continue fight over territory.
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Crackdown against stolen, non-custom paid vehicles
Over 50 vehicles impounded in four days.
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Disaster forecast: Effective strategy to deal with calamities urged
Met office to be set up in G-B.









