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,,,Water inflow in Ataabad lake increases,,,The internet services disturbed entire the region of Gilgit Baltistan, in the absence of private companies the SCO cannot afford good services to the consumers,,,Karakuram University announced SSC Result of Annual Examination 2010 ,,,Council of Common Interest has unanimously approved the construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam,,,

Monsoon rain in Gilgit Baltistan causes landslides, KKH closure casulties Reported

HT : he death toll from flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains rose to 250 on Friday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said sources.

According to details, Mingora’s communication links with other parts are broken after collapse of Mingora Bridge while flood water entered in the area.

Flash floods and building collapses caused by heavy rains, [...]

Governance in Gilgit-Baltistan

By Aziz Ali Dad
The region of Gilgit-Baltistan has remained always an anomaly in the political system of Pakistan. There are several factors that contributed to its status being kept in constitutional limbo. Foremost among these is the Kashmir dispute, as well as regional geopolitics at large. Although the region is not a direct party to [...]

Storms Hit Gilgit

By Piyar Ali Sagi (SE HT)

Due to heavy rainfall since last two days water level increased at different rivers of Gilgit Baltistan. The heavy rain fall in the valleys of GB increased water level in all rivers, it has been noted that Ghizer River has a storm at Gilgit t and water flow is on [...]

Geological Changing in Hunza

By Piyar Ali Sagi (SE HT)

The natural changing is in progress at Hunza, yesterday night a mountain crash by geological happenings at mid night at 12:13 Am at Karim Abad capital of Hunza. The stones rolling downward the karim abad village but the destruction haven’t recorded yet. At early morning on same day the earth [...]

Four drowned as bridge collapses in Skardu

SKARDU: At least four persons, including two girls and a woman, died having been drowned into a river after their car sank when a mini-bridge collapsed in Josai locality in Skardu district on late Tuesday, Geo news reported.

Commissioner Baltistan Division Dr. Sajid Chauhan said the car was heading to Galtari from Skardu when it met [...]

Air blue plane crash near Islamabad,2 residents of Gilgit were also travelling

ISLAMABAD (HT): A commercial airbus of a private airline has crashed into Margalla Hills, a mountainous range behind Shah Faisal Mosque, apparently due to rough weather,
According to preliminary reports, as many as 150 passengers including crew members were onboard. Eyewitnesses said people witnessed airbus flying at very low altitude and it might have [...]

Gilgit Baltistan Officials degress to be sent For Verification :CM Gilgit Baltistan

By Naeem Ullah ( Contributor HT)

GILGIT: Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Mehdi Shah said that the degrees of all government officials serving in various departments in Gilgit-Baltistan would be sent for verification.

He, however, played down the idea of verifying G-B legislative assembly members’ degrees saying that they had not contested elections on the basis of their degrees.

Shah [...]

AKDN IS STANDING SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN THE ECONOMICAL DEVELOPMENT OF AFGHANISTAN

By Karim Imamdad (Editor Hunzatimes,Paris )
The International conference was held on 20th July in Kabul,the negotiations were focused about the problem of peace,security and economical development for the future stability of Afghanistan.The conference was widely participated by the 70 delegates from all over theworld including the Secretary General of UNO, Bi Ki Moon and also [...]

Water level increased 14 inches in Ataabad lake: AC

HUNZA,  (APP): The Assistant Commissioner (AC) Zamir Abbas said due to hot weather inflow to water in Ataabad lake increased. Talking to APP here Wednesday he said water inflow was recorded 21,540 cusecs while outflow of water was 20,845 cusecs.  He said the water level has risen by 14 inches in the past 24 hours.

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High level meeting in Presidency decides on lowering water level in Ata Abad Lake

ISLAMABAD,  (APP): A high level emergency meeting in the Presidency on Wednesday night considered options available to rehabilitate the Ata Abad Lake in Gilgit-Baltistan and restore the damaged portion of the Karakoram Highway (KKH). The meeting, presided over by President Asif Ali Zardari, decided to resort to controlled blasting to lower the water [...]