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Sadpara’s life — a tale of incomplete dreams
Noted mountaineer passed away on Monday
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Renowned mountaineer Hasan Sadpara passes away
Sadpara was the first Pakistani to have climbed six 8,000 meter peaks, including Everest and K-2
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Gilgit-Baltistan liberation war hero laid to rest
Gilgit leaders pay rich tributes to Shah Mohammad Khan
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India suffering mounting losses: corps commander
Urges public representatives to settle internal conflicts through negotiations
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Cultural programmes: South Korea keen to enhance cultural ties
Diplomat visits Lok Virsa, agrees to jointly organise programmes on Korean culture
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Meeting halfway: End of sit-in eases sectarian tensions in Gilgit
DC says those who defied ban on religious events will be arrested
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Peace committee meeting postponed
PPC chairman excuses himself from heading the body citing legal issues
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Vulnerable to natural disasters: Nearly half of G-B houses at risk
CM says hazard and risk maps will be used to plan new housing schemes
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Tourism along CPEC: G-B motels to stay open till December
Khan said that a calendar of tourism events will be chalked out for G-B, covering all the four seasons
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G-B protests: Peace committee makes headway
Agrees in principle to lift ban on religious events in educational institutions
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Power Generation: Centre releases Rs240m for two projects in G-B
The centre has yet to provide allocated sums for the remaining power projects in the G-B, official sources said
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Govt reluctance: Protesters continue to block KKH near Danyor
Police official says traffic continues to flow through alternative routes
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Visit the north: Local culture important part of any society, says Danish envoy
Meets with arts councils in G-B to review Danish assistance
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Winter is coming: Temperatures in Gilgit fall below zero
Furthermore, snow is expected over the hills at isolated places in Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday
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G-B to build resort near Attabad Lake
G-B government recently said that this year it saw nearly a million tourists, up from 500,000 last year
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Teething problems: G-B excise department decries understaffing, lack of authority
Entity is scarcely staffed, but hopes to hire more employees through NTS
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Mountaineer diagnosed with cancer
He was shifted to the facility from his native village of Sadpara near Skardu
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Gilgit mandates Holy Quran classes in schools
Region’s govt mulls establishing anti-corruption department
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Govt directs medical care for Hasan Sadpara
Mountaineer hospitalised with mysterious disease
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Sost dry port: Sino-Trans files appeal against chief court’s decision
Supreme Appellate Court suspends earlier order pending hearing of appeal
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Gas explosion: Injured student dies a week later in hospital
Four others injured in incident under treatment at private hostel in Abbottabad
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Education revolution: Govt plans to set up new varsity in Baltistan
Nawaz Sharif’s promise to be fulfilled, says G-B education minister
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PPP questions use of G-B land for CPEC
Party urged chief secretary to refrain from allotting land
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Freedom: Gilgit-Baltistan celebrates 69th Independence Day
Locals rue fact that region is still not represented in parliament
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First Chinese shipment rolls into Sost dry port in Gilgit-Baltistan
Some 150-300 shipping containers arrive for onward journey to Gwadar
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The blame game: PPP flays PML-N for failing to capitalise on CPEC
Says the ruling party has failed to take advantage of its peers being in the Centre
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Behind Bars: 3 proclaimed offenders arrested in G-B
The raid was led by SHO Chilas Shah Sarwar following orders
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PML-N claims credit for sectarian harmony in G-B
Different religious groups say Awami Action Committee played bigger role
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Energy Needs: G-B govt set to harness hydropower
The CM said a regional grid is being set up to ensure smooth distribution of electricity
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PAEC to set up cancer hospital in Gilgit
Around 18 medical centres are already operating under the aegis of PAEC in all provinces: PAEC Chairman
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Moving south for the winter: The rich move out as the poor freeze in Gilgit-Baltistan
Without a consistent gas or power supply, locals turn to firewood as the main source of heating
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After 10 years: PTDC set to reopen Satpara Lake motel
Lodge had been closed owing to a dam built on the lake
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CPEC: Chinese barred from working at Sost Dry Port
Port has been leased to NLC for a period of 20 years
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CPEC project: PPP vows to protect land of G-B locals
Party to stage demonstration in Danyor on Nov 1
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Pens down: G-B clerks continue sit-in to demand promotions
Say they were not promoted despite court orders
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No cars allowed in Skardu airport parking lot over terror threat
Ban to remain in place till November, officials say
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Developing G-B: Govt plans infrastructure upgrade
The government was planning to establish a cardiology centre at the G-B university in Skardu
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Training: SC judge stresses need for judicial reforms
Justice Dost Muhammad Khan also tells civil judges to keep learning
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Warmer temperatures threaten snow leopards
Experts say climate change could lead to greater interactions with humans
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Kohistan and G-B: Tribal elders settle boundary dispute
Heirs of tribespeople slain in 2014 clash pardon culprits
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CPEC benefits: Chinese language course starts at KIU
Aims to help locals benefit from economic opportunities offered by course
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CPEC windfall: Gilgit-Baltistan mulls environment tax
CM Hafeezur Rehman says they will introduce legislation to impose the levy
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Apathetic police: Twenty passengers robbed
The distraught passengers approached the Kohistan police to lodge a complaint
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Food insecurity: Why should we grow crops, ask Gilgit farmers
Urbanisation, development and govt dole threaten region’s agricultural backbone
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Infrastructure : Bridge over Gilgit River opens
It has been completed at a cost of over 97 million rupees in seven years
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Ignored demands: Kohistani land owners extend ultimatum by a week
Villagers threaten to stop Dasu Project work, block highway
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Pakistani hospitality ‘warmed up’ temperatures at Khunjerab
Convoy of Chinese cars highlighting CPEC and Silk Route heads towards Islamabad
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Friendship: China-Pak car rally rolls into Pakistan
Rally aimed at highlighting CPEC, Silk Route
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Development: Federal govt to establish four hospitals in G-B
Cardiac unit among hospitals planned, while roads in Ghizer and Astore to be improved
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Campaign: Awami workers stage rain march to Karachi
The march is being held to promote peace in a time of war rhetoric in Pakistan and India