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Karakoram Highway

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By Timothy Martin at 11:28 27th September ,09

More than two months after finishing my journey along the Karakoram Highway from Kashgar, China to Rawalpindi, Pakistan I finished a photo essay about the highway. The KKH is the world’s highest paved international road. Not to make “paved” sound like luxury, but, well, I will [...]

Ali Gohar House, Hunza, Pakistan

Ali Gohar House in Ganish

The restoration of the Ali Gohar house has saved the former house of the village lord and retained its significance in the community by transforming it into a center showcasing the living heritage of the historic settlement of Ganish. As a multi-purpose space housing a tourist information center, a [...]

World Tourism Day today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistanintends to play its due role to prevent the climate change that has become areal critical challenge for the world. In his message on the occasion of WorldTourism Day being observed on September 27 (today), the prime minister said:“In the present age, environmental changes have [...]

Gilgit-Balitstan Supreme Appellate Court to expedite judicial matters

ISLAMABAD: Under Gilgit-Balitistan Self Empowerment and Governance Order 2009, a separate Supreme Appellate Court has come into existence to deal with judicial issues of the area. The new judicial set up will address a host of issues and matters bringing much awaited relief to the litigants. According to contents of the Order regarding appointment of [...]

Prime Minister to head Gilgit-Baltistan Council

ISLAMABAD: Under the recently promulgated Gilgit-Baltistan Self Governance Order 2009, the prime minister will head the Gilgit-Baltistan Council.

The council will consist of the Gilgit–Baltistan governor and six members chosen from among federal ministers and parliamentarians recommended by the prime minister.

The federal minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan will be the non-voting ex-officio member and minister [...]

Firing, blast kill four in Gilgit

GILGIT (APP) – Four persons including two police personnel were shot dead in different incidents of violence following a blast in a bookshop on Airport Road in Gilgit on Saturday, Home Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan said.
Two police personnel and two civilians were killed in violence, Home Secretary Muhammad Usman confirmed.
A locally-made device went off in busiest market [...]

Section-144 in Gilgit; pillion riding banned

GILIGIT: Authorities have banned pillion riding in Gilgit city by imposing section-144 while all the arms licenses have been cancelled.

Police has arrested 8 people on charges of rioting.

District Majistrate Gilgit imposed section-144 in the city following the bomb blast and riots in Gilgit, banning pillion riding besides canceling all the arms licenses.

The citizens have [...]

Hunza people continue protest for two seats in GBLA

By Zulfiqar Ali Khan ( Dawn )
People of Hunza as part of their ongoing protest drive organised a big rally under the aegis of All Hunza Action Committee (AHAC) here on Friday for acceptance of their demands. They were demanding an additional seat in Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) before the forthcoming election.

This was the third [...]

History in the making as Gilgit-Baltistan get financial autonomy

By Mian Abrar
ISLAMABAD, Sep 26 (APP): For the first time in history, the public representatives of Gilgit-Baltistan would make financial decisions on their own as the upcoming budget would be passed by the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly after its elections. Priorly, Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas (KANA) used to prepare the budget of Northern Areas [...]

78 devl. projects launched in Astore district of Gilgit-Balistan

ASTORE, Sep 26 (APP): Executive Engineer, PWD, District Astore Amir Hussain has said that some 78 developmental projects worth millions of rupees have been launched in upper regions of district Astore to bring this backward area at par with rest of developed areas of the country. This was stated by him while talking to [...]