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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.
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Interview with a tourist: Rediscovering the land of the hospitable
A foreigner’s journey to the country which has ‘a bad image but good people’.
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G-B police gets 2,000 new weapons
New weaponry will allow the force to counter terrorism effectively: minister.
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World Environment Day: Making eco-friendly choices to ensure a better tomorrow
Speeches, lectures and walks to raise awareness about green economy and conservation.
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Peace through education: ‘Three Cups of Tea’ author on G-B swing
Greg Mortenson visits Skardu, donates books to local library.
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Rejoining police service: Sadpara, the mountaineer, takes back his resignation
Says he had resigned after being ‘insulted’ when he tried to meet president.
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G-B undecided over apex court appointments
Lawyers say litigants will face difficulties if appointments are not made on time.
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Pakistan’s first: GBLA passes law to curb sectarianism
The Code of Conduct was endorsed by clerics of different schools of thought.
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Workshop: Focus on education to combat violence
Speakers stress on creating better opportunities for residents of Gilgit.
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Diamer-Bhasha Dam: G-B lawmaker demands probe into ‘misplaced’ turbines
GBLA legislator claims dam’s turbines being purposefully fixed in K-P territory.
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Law on animal rights: Minister calls for more power to GBLA
Says important subjects should be delegated to assembly instead of G-B Council.
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Riots in central jail Gilgit: Denied cell phones, inmates set 15 barracks on fire
One inmate injured; firefighters took two hours to control the flames.
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Lawmakers call for review of code of conduct for clerics
Say it was prepared in haste and should be reviewed by IIC.
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An ‘awe-inspiring’ venue getting buried in time and dust
The junction is the converging point of the world’s three ‘mightiest’ mountain ranges.
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Violation Of Rules: G-B govt accused of nepotism
PML-N's Rana Nasir Hussain alleges that government has awarded a tender for Rs700 million to blue-eyed officials.
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Assembly session: G-B Development Authority Bill passed
Barred leader accuses governor CM of looting public money.
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Protesting lawmaker barred from house
Nawaz Naji refuses to tender unconditional apology.
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Seminar: To cultivate peace, media urged to serve as the educator
Speakers call on the media to be impartial in its reports and help promote harmony.
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Ruckus in G-B Assembly: Lone lawmaker rips apart resolution supporting PM
Speaker calls in police after Nawaz Naji tore a copy of resolution.
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In pursuit of rights: Schoolteachers and the visually impaired voice as one
SAP teachers, members of VIPRA stage sit-in outside GBLA.

















































