Gilgit Baltistan

Saeedullah Yousafzai denies rumours, says it’s a conspiracy

Observers say the move could signal a historic shift in Pakistan's position on the future of the wider Kashmir region

Points out the region is ignored because it has no voice in federal forums

Ibrahim Sani was hardly six years old when India and Pakistan went to war over what was then East Pakistan

Traders involved in export of illicit items to China through the Sost border

Hameed, a workshop employee, can barely afford two meals a day

Fixed licence fee of $3,000 has been set for international hunters this season

G-B’s first reforms were in 1972 when Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto visited the area

A majority of passengers could not afford to stay at hotels

Potable water supply project on the cards for Jutial, Skwar, other areas

Says local government elections will be held soon under new act

As glaciers retreat, they leave behind lakes supported by ice dams or accumulations of rock and soil

Residents from Gilgit city head to Ghizer, Hunza to see snowfall

Say govt must settle issue of withdrawing tax rebate within two days

CM, governor decide to tackle power crisis in first meeting

Will suspend work on 400 development projects starting today

150 teachers sacked by regional administration to refill posts ‘properly’

Hafeezur Rahman meets K-P CM to discuss issue, attends APS event

Officials were sent by Shahbaz on G-B Chief Minister Hafeezur Rahman’s request

Accused had been booked for killing two Rangers in Gilgit on October 13, 2005

IGP demands induction of training staff, hostel for policewomen

Official says money to be spent on education, health, power sectors

Says steps taken to ensure transparency in land acquisition for dam

The opposition to the bill in the GBLA is shameful and the assembly must allow it to pass

Protest follows a similar move by residents of Kohistan

Bill says financiers in region must pay royalty to government

Opposition says marriages under 18 are acceptable.

The date to announce the rejection or acceptance of appeals by returning officers has been set for January 2, 2016

Prey claimed by an Australian in Gojal

Says unofficial results of Punjab polls have weakened claims of opposition parties.

Will send delegation to highlight region’s cause

Diamer is ranked 95 out of 148 districts in terms of education and 127 in terms of infrastructure and facilities

Residents temporarily stop work on KKH realignment near Shatial

Suggests CPEC economic zones be built in Hunza, Gilgit

Groups congregate to forgive each other for violence that left over a dozen dead

Say politics was encroaching upon education

Bar council vice chairman says region should get provisional constitutional status.

Family has now run out of resources for his treatment

The village comprises five schools, other communal buildings and is home to 430 households

Magistrate imposes collective fine of Rs85,000

Takes jibe at those who ‘tried to sabotage Kissan Package’

Four-year-old Ahmad’s mutilated body was found dumped in a forest in Chilas in the first week of October

Public caught between militancy, LEA crackdowns to nab wanted militants

Say police extort money at every check post

Two men arrested for allegedly attacking passengers

Locals say temperatures below freezing, current shelters cannot withstand snowfall

Force equipped with tools, gear for emergencies

Former AJK premier says matter should be delayed till resolution of Kashmir dispute

Shifting dry port from Sost to Havelian will render 10,000 people jobless

18-year-old was crushed to death by boulder, three others wounded