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Risky routes: Travelling to G-B by road no easy feat
Commuters complain of deteriorating condition of roads.
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Elevation of judges: Lawyers’ bodies reject fellow bar’s assertion
Say preventing elevation of judges is a violation of Governance Order 2009.
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‘Locals should be appointed as judges in G-B’s apex court’
Demand end to reappointing retired judges, changes in governance order.
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Liberation: In G-B, the ‘Che Guevara’ of youth makes a comeback
Party workers rejoice on the release of their leader, Baba Jan, from jail.
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Baba Jan’s bail plea accepted
Detained youth activist to be released on Monday at the latest: lawyer.
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Red in the face: For public representatives, ignorance isn’t bliss
G-B speaker criticised for his claim of giving Rs100,000 salary to a doctor.
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Absent from duty: 35 doctors suspended, 15 put on notice in G-B
45 new doctors hired on contract to meet shortage: Health Minister.
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Safe travel: Gunships readied for KKH security
Move prompted by deadly ambushes on passenger vans by sectarian extremists on KKH in Hazara Division of K-P.
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Defying government orders: People remove barricades, cross the dangerous Danyore Bridge
Traffic on the bridge was suspended in July after engineers declared it unsafe.
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GBLA session: Lawmakers ask govt to declare G-B tax-free zone
An independent legislator wants the federal government to allow import of essential commodities from China.
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KKH massacres: Lawmakers call for formation of parliamentary committee
Issue to be discussed with G-B chief minister on September 10: GBLA Speaker.
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Sectarian violence: PML-N chief flays govt for inaction in G-B
Nawaz criticises the region’s governor and CM for their apathy towards crises at home.
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CJ should take notice of Shia killings: Imran Khan
Khan visited leaders of different sects, in Skardu, to promote sectarian harmony in the country.
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Disputed territory: Lawyers oppose G-B’s accession to Pakistan
G-B is part of Jammu and Kashmir, which is acknowledged both historically and internationally, say MBDA members.
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NA committee to probe recent wave of violence
Parliamentary panel to visit Quetta, Gilgit and Karachi by end-September.
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Baba Jan: Imprisoned, an activist speaks
Baba Jan in his first private interview maintains that he committed no crime.
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Stranded passengers: Rehman Malik escapes protest at Skardu airport
Interior minister had promised that he would not leave Skardu until the issue is settled.
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Gilgit shootings: Four cops suspended, 12 suspects rounded up
Police investigating Saturday night’s blast that did not cause damage.
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Two killed, one injured in Gilgit shootings
Five killed, three injured so far in attacks following the Narab bus carnage.
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Sectarian unrest: Kohistan jirga offers help to restore peace in Gilgit-Baltistan
Tribal elders and clerics say they can bring rival sects to the negotiating table.
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Sectarian violence: Transport ban creating food shortage in G-B
Entry of trucks and buses into the city banned for the last three days; most of the fruits and vegetables is stale.
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After the carnage: Violence-hit Gilgit limping back to normal
Ban on movement of vehicles, except motorbikes, lifted; markets, offices opened; educational institutes to remain shut
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Eight killed in KKH accident in Gojal valley
Wagon skidded off Karakoram Highway and plunged into a deep gorge, killing eight people
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Interview: ‘Inaction over targeted killings could prove lethal’
G-B council member rebukes state machinery; demands clear-cut policy regarding G-B’s status.
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After Naran bus carnage: ‘Undeclared curfew’ in Gilgit after killing of three persons
Senior police official says step taken to thwart violence; hundreds of people, foreign and domestic tourists stranded.
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Naran massacre: In Gilgit, fear mars Eid preparations
The incident, which is the third in the last six months, is said to have broken the fragile peace in the region.
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Lonely holidays: After Babusar carnage, an enforced Eid away from home
Many people from G-B are unable to go home due to road closures.
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Why sail over water when you can sail over the Karakoram
Belgian paraglider discusses his record-setting flight.
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Triggering unrest: Drive-by shootings hit G-B after bus attack
At least one person was killed and two others were injured in separate incidents.
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2 killed in reaction to Shia killings in Gilgit: Sources
Prime minister orders PAF to run C-130 flights from Islamabad-Rawalpindi to Gilgit and Skardu.
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Parts of Gilgit-Baltistan shut down to protest Shia killings
Protests and demonstrations held in Skardu, surrounding areas.
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19 pulled off buses, shot dead in sectarian hit
TTP spokesperson claims responsibility.
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Four religious parties join hands against sectarianism in G-B
Since political govt failed to maintain peace, it is now up to religious organisations to come forward: JI member.
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Appointment of G-B top cop challenged
The move will demoralise senior police officials: petitioner.
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Power crisis: Hunza faces 30-hour-long outage
G-B power minister says the situation will improve in coming days.
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A year after Hunza riots: Call for judicial inquiry to be made public
Hunza Qaumi Markah demands culprits be punished, detained people be released.
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Attabad Lake: Passenger stranded for three hours
The boat, carrying 20 people, was travelling at night despite ban.
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Combating terrorism: G-B police chief stresses intelligence sharing
Khan said that in the recent past police foiled several criminal plots due to timely sharing of intelligence.
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On the loose: Four under-trial prisoners escape from Astore Jail
One jailer injured; police cordon off area.
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Forest blaze: Centuries-old juniper trees destroyed in fire
Flames controlled, not extinguished; experts say trees were over 500 years old.
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Police operation: 10 arrested over Gilgit van attack
The blast victims had earlier lodged an FIR with the local police station nominating 10 individuals as suspects.
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Bomb explodes under culvert, one dead
Explosive device went off the moment a passenger vehicle passed over the culvert.
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Financial discipline: In G-B, new budgeting system on cards
New system being introduced to ensure financial discipline and effective utilisation of funds, says Finance Minister
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Political appointees: G-B seeks funds for regularisation of 4,000 contract employees
A delegation from G-B will also visit the prime minister to discuss the proposal.
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LB polls in G-B: Rs4 billion sought for computerisation of electoral rolls
Local bodies’ elections could not be held this year since the new electoral lists were not ready.
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Prison break: KKH bus carnage accused escape from jail
Four of the five inmates who fled were accused of killing 10 people in a sectarian attack.
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Protest staged in Hunza for release of youth leader
Jan and his party were accused of fuelling the riots, a charge that they denied.
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Gaise chairlift tragedy: Protesters demand judicial inquiry, compensation for victims’ relatives
Say negligence, not overloading, caused the accident.
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Release of Baba Jan: Govt given three-day ultimatum
Threaten to lay siege to offices of the deputy, assistant commissioners.
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Ramazan bazaars: Special markets fail to attract buyers
Locals say the markets have little variety of food items.