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Sisters clinch gold medals in skiing competition
Air Marshal Athar Hussain Bokhari attends championship as chief guest.
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Greater collaboration: G-B, Chitral writers seek PAL support
International conference on Wakhi Pamiri language in July, says IPPAC.
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Personal preferences: Lawyers reject appointments for service tribunal
Say appointments made overnight to accommodate favourites.
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Borderline: Boundary issue flares up again, KKH blocked
The status of 10km of land on both sides of Basari check post often leads to unrest.
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Gondogoro La closure: Minister assures tour operators to take up issue with government
The famous pass was closed for trekking by security agencies in May last year.
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‘Accept or pack up’: Charter of demands presented for Diamer-Bhasha Dam
Diamer Action Committee demands revision of land prices, employment opportunities.
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[Im]mobile: ‘The number you have dialed is not responding at the moment’
Residents of Gilgit unable to charge cellular phones due to prolonged power outages.
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Poised for victory: Waiting for the great slalom dunk
Mohammad Karim to represent Pakistan in his first event at the winter games on Feb 19.
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Roti, kapra, makaan: With price of wheat climbing, politicians play the blame game
Go back and forth over who is responsible for withdrawal of subsidy.
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Cracking Miacher: NDMA says residents have nothing to fear
Slopes giving way expected to block Hunza River, drowning settlements in its wake.
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On top of the world: Eight-year-old boy scales Shimshal peak
Alpine Club awaits confirmation of record-breaking climb.
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Karakoram International University: Dr Najma back in the race for VC’s post
The institute’s head was given a six-month extension in June 2013 by former president Asif Zardari.
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Widening cracks: Survey team reaches Miacher Valley
Experts from the Geological Survey of Pakistan will study valley slopes of G-B.
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Appointing superior court judges: Gilgit-Baltistan lawyers warn of boycott if judges not hired ‘legally’
Accuse chief secretary of forming panel of aspirant lawyers.
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Diamer-Bhasha construction: Giving a dam comes at a price for G-B locals
Govt keeping a lid on impact-assessment reports; people wary of consequences.
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Judgment day : G-B on its way to cleanse away corrupt employees
A test and interview will decide fate of 7,000 staff employed in public works department.
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This seat’s free: Candidates vying for G-B judges’ slots
Due process not followed: Bar Council.
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Landslide: Another disaster awaits G-B as cracks in Miacher slopes widen
According to expert, the slopes might give way by the end of February.
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Close call: Agriculture department official escapes attempt on life
Rahman was en route to work when attackers ambushed his vehicle, injuring driver.
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Gilgit-Baltistan’s chief executive undecided over anti-corruption drive
Issues letter to chief secretary to not conduct inquiries without prior permission.
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Allegations of nepotism: G-B govt shows door to illegal appointees
Fate of 16 others to be decided soon.
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Towards greater heights: Varsity rewards ski champ with free education
South Asian Winter Games’ gold medalist Amina Wali studies engineering at KIU.
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Marking your territory: G-B CM threatens to redeploy police in disputed territory
Shah says G-B withdrew on assurance from centre that K-P police would also withdraw.
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Fresh alerts: G-B lawmakers ask CM to review security measures
PPP legislator cites interior ministry’s letter warning of terrorist attacks.
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In solidarity: G-B Assembly adopts resolution against terrorism
Lawmaker cites recent attacks in Bannu, Rawalpindi.
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Justice served: ATC sentences killers of JUI-F leader
Rehman, former deputy secretary general of JUI-F, was shot dead outside his home in Gilgit city on November 30, 2012.
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Attabad Lake: Boat services suspended for passengers’ safety
A vessel carrying 40 people was stranded in the middle of the frozen lake a day earlier.
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Mountaineers feat: Siblings scale Mount Vinson in Antarctica
This is second of seven summits, which they plan to climb in their ongoing expedition.
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Wild cats: Snow leopard cub dies of injuries despite treatment
The cub was hit on the head with a stone when it attacked livestock.
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Small wanderer: Not a purrfect day
Mistaking the leopard cub for a domestic cat, a man hit it with a stone when it came looking for food.
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Demanding salary hike: Doctors’ strike stretches to day five
Claim their pay scale should match what federal medical professionals earn.
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Impending doom: Threat of landslides looms over residents of Miacher valley
Boulders rolling down slopes of mountains trigger unrest.
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Electricity generation: Unlocking the potential of small power plants
Govt, World Bank brainstorm electricity projects in Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Yearning for identity: Book discusses G-B empowerment
The book studies the impact of the Empowerment and Self-Governance Order 2009.
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Underpaid: Hospital services to be suspended in G-B today
All hospital services, except emergencies and operation theatres will remain suspended.
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Nanga Parbat incident: Agencies claim arrest of another suspect
G-B authorities previously announced that they arrested 11 suspects including alleged mastermind connected to incident
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Precious heritage: Of forts long gone
Historic forts in G-B’s Nagar Valley have eroded away.
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Highway killings: ATC grants bail to five suspects
The five accused were of the 11 men nominated in an FIR for attacking buses.
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Homicide: Six killed over ‘honour’ in separate incidents
Battagram police say bodies were discreetly buried, no FIR’s registered as yet.
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Tug-of-war: G-B seeks ‘top’ lawyers to defend claim over disputed territory
Lawmakers accuse K-P of hatching conspiracy to oppose Diamer-Bhasha Dam.
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Curbing sectarianism: G-B lawmakers recommend use of special law
Code of Conduct law specifically deals with sectarian violence.
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Public initiative: Gilgit launches first driving institute
Of the 28 enlisted in the programme, 23 are women.
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As cooler heads prevail: Traffic roars on Karakoram Highway after four days
Conflicting parties end protests, agree on army deployment .
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The calm after: Mobile services restored as normalcy returns to Gilgit
At least 22 suspects arrested in search operation.
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Day two: Mobile phone services remain suspended in Gilgit-Baltistan
Restriction imposed after four people injured in clash with police.
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Tug-of-war: Disputed territory to be handed over to centre
Residents of Kohistan have blocked KKH at Harban Nala while the people in G-B have closed the highway from their side
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Three dead in Gilgit unrest, mobile services suspended
Fear and panic have gripped the town because of the killings.
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Improving healthcare: Week-long training workshop for doctors concludes
The objective was to train staff in health planning, budgeting and management, says official.
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Stand-off: Kohistan, G-B residents at odds over boundary issue
Parties accuse each other of encroaching upon a 10-km stretch of land.
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Tensions high: Two killed in Gilgit since Monday
Police open fire at protest of KIU students, injuring four people.