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Declared unsafe: Danyore bridge closed to traffic
Traffic to be routed though an alternate bridge: official.
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Diverse, largest team of trekkers set new record
The group scaled the 5,940-metre Gondogoro Pass.
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Health woes: Spurious drugs, unhygienic food items flood G-B markets
Experts urge health department to remove all spurious drugs and food items from local markets.
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Denied bail: Detained youth activist remanded yet again
Jail officials’ first attempt to shift the prisoner was stopped by inmates.
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Hussain Asghar heads back to FIA
G-B govt relieves former Hajj scam investigator from his post as the region’s IGP.
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Cabinet meeting: G-B lifts ban on 4 million feet timber’s transportation
Locals pleased, call it a step towards improved economy.
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Japanese, Koreans among 14 injured in Attabad lake
Landslide occurred while FWO was using dynamite to blast rocks.
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4 foreigners among 11 injured in Attabad Lake spillway blast
FWO was carrying out blasts for the construction of a road near the landslide site.
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Workshop: Call for environmental review of all developmental projects
Experts propose strategies to minimise adverse environmental impacts.
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Dilapidated chairlifts: Risky routes for option-less travellers
The facility requires attention and repairs to ensure safety of passengers.
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8 killed, 15 injured in Astore accident
The vehicle, with more than 20 passengers on board, was headed towards Astore from Parishing valley.
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Makeshift chairlift crashes into river, 8 killed
Gilgit-Baltistan minister blames the tragedy on overloading, orders inquiry.
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Inclement weather: French paraglider injured in Ghizer Valley
The 29-year-old’s right ankle and hip joint has been dislocated, fractured.
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Water crisis: Danyore’s residents left high and dry
Locals demand water pipeline to be extended from Gilgit’s main reservoir.
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Forgive and forget: New era of harmony dawns in G-B
After decades of discord, rival sects sign a peace treaty dubbed by CM as ‘historic’.
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GBLA proceedings: Lawmakers for creation of more districts
Seek filling of vacant posts in Supreme Appellate Court, seat reservation facility to PIA regional offices.
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Defying apex court: Shah refuses to relieve G-B police chief
CM insists IGP cannot be posted without his consultation.
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Imamat day: Tribute to Ismaili Muslims’ spiritual leader
The day is celebrated every year to mark the anniversary of the present Imam.
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G-B unprepared as monsoon approaches
Despite NDMA’s warning, govt seems to be incautious.
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Skardu accident: Army chopper crash kills five
According to ISPR, the helicopter was an MI-17 of the Pakistan Aviation and was on its test flight.
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Melting glaciers: Low-lying areas in G-B at risk as river banks swell
Authorities say they have prepared a pre-monsoon contingency plan.
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G-B tour: USAID team visits library, irrigation project
An under construction library building inaugurated.
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Crackdown: 20 ‘stolen’ vehicles impounded in G-B
A 4-member team from Islamabad is assisting officials in verifying documents.
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Restricted development: In Gilgit, broken roads adding to residents’ woes
Locals demand repair of roads, govt assures funds allocated in new budget.
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Unpaid salaries: Wasa employees threaten to cut off water supply to Gilgit
Say cheques given earlier for one month’s salaries bounced.
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Markhor making a comeback due to conservation efforts
Conservation and crackdown on illegal hunting has seen populations thrive with estimates as high as 1,500 animals.
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Asad Zaidi murder case: Four sentenced to death, one life term
The ATC judge sentenced two other to five years jail and exonerated one in the high-profile murder case.
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In Minapin valley, mountaineers find a bracing resort
Minapin valley of Hunza-Nagar district attracting a large number of local and foreign expeditions.
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Social Responsibility: G-B to get its first dialysis centre
Camps will also be established in Sharote, Shukjot and Barog areas, said the officials.
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Monsoon floods: Contingency plan set for Gilgit
Over 100 vulnerable areas identified, supplied stocks of food, non-food items.
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Police chief suspension orders not received: G-B
We haven’t received any directives so far on IG Hussain Asghar, CM secretariat official says.
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Shortage of judges: G-B’s Supreme Court ‘virtually dysfunctional’
Two posts of the three-member SAC lying vacant for the past one month.
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Debate on budget allocations: G-B govt told to allocate at least 50% for new schemes
Lawmaker demands provident funds to be set aside for floods.
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Bail plea accepted: Baba Jan likely to be released after 9 months
Youth activist arrested for allegedly ransacking a police station, fuelling riots.
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Endangered habitats: Biodiversity of Karakoram National Park in peril
Experts call for ‘adequate methods’ against illegal logging and hunting.
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2012-13 fiscal year: Gilgit-Baltistan unveils Rs19b budget
Up to 32.2% of budget fixed to overcome energy crisis.
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Seminar: In rural areas, women themselves responsible for their exploitation
Urge women to work collectively in the face of exploitation.
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For the release of ‘innocents’: Protesters block Karakoram Highway for six hours
Accuse police of arresting wrong people to appease judge.
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Students personify, pay tribute to victims of Gyari avalanche
Play articulated with scenes depicting lives of solders, their loves ones - breathing life into poignant tale.
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Gilgit Cleanup: Drive against stray dogs launched
According to the official, the drive will continue till the number of dogs is brought down to a 'normal level'.
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Fate of advisers to PM hangs in the balance
Gilani’s disqualification raises many questions, triggers protests in G-B.
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Risky consumption: With contaminated water in Gilgit, disease can’t be far behind
Sedimentation and other impurities make water unfit for drinking or washing.
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G-B in a fix over participation in Shandur polo tournament
Say taking part might encourage K-P to further its grip on the disputed land.
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Education in Astore: Schools understaffed and teachers heading out
Around 20 schools in the valley ‘severely short-staffed’: Sources.
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Workshop: Employ green economy to protect G-B’s ecosystem, say speakers
Environmentalists stressed on individual contributions to protect the fragile ecosystem of Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Trader’s murder: Gilgit grinds to a halt as traders protest killing
Police believe the incident to be sectarian-motivated.
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Karakoram security force: Regularisation of services demanded
Established in 2008, the KSF provides security to the Chinese engineers working on KKH in Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Diamer-Bhasha Dam compensation: Affected people threaten to bulldoze dam’s structures
Accuse the district govt of depriving locals of Rs1.5 billion; demand impartial judicial probe.
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Demanding rights: Visually-impaired garner support of G-B’s top clerics
Say the government has turned a blind eye to their woes.
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G-B for regularisation of supreme appellate court judges
Contracts of two of the three judges have expired.