By Ijlal Hussain ( Editor Hunzatimes,Reporter Samaa Pakistan)
HUNZA: Higher temperatures have induced the melting of glaciers in Hunza, and that in turn, has increased the inflow of water in Ataabad lake, said sources Monday.
The inflow of water in Ataabad lake is recorded at 19,540 cusecs while the outflow is 19,845 cusecs.
The [...]
HT:The Council of Common Interest has unanimously approved the construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam in order to meet a condition set by donors for the release of funds for the project on Sunday. The approval has been granted at CCI’s meeting chaired by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in Islamabad. The Bhasha Dam project hit [...]
By Pyar Ali Sagi (Editor Hunzatimes)
Hunza Students Federation has completed three years of brilliance sine her existence in 7th July 2007, escorted the Students of Hunza at every platform to defend their rights and served the students without any discrimination. Under the umbrella of HSF the students of Hunza (Upper, Centre and Lower), enjoyed [...]
Sost Goja, Hunzatimes: CM Gilgit Baltistan Saeed Mehdi Shah visit Sost Gojal today along with law minister Shakeel , MLA Aftab Hyder, MLA Ayoub, DCO Hunza and Home secretary Gilgit Baltistan. He met the local people and the party activists here.
Before visiting Sost, on returning back from China he visits the [...]
Photo By Saqlain Ahmed
HUNZA(HT): Authorities have evacuated more downstream villages as water level in the Attabad lake continues to rise and a breach seems imminent.
Different organizations involved in monitoring the lake have been providing contradictory figures regarding the top difference between the spillway and water level in the lake.
However, the administration of Hunza -Nagar [...]
By Ijlal Hussain ( Hunzatimes and Samaa Tv)
Surging water of Attabad Lake has started to eat away its banks and evacuation of residents of the area has set in motion, .The water level of Attabad Lake has inundated three villages.A gravely dangerous situation has errupted in area which has forced evacuation of people of the [...]
Gilgit: In a bid to include some of its dissident lawmakers into the Gilgit-Baltistan cabinet, the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) plans moving a resolution in the Legislative Assembly seeking expansion of the regional cabinet, sources said on Saturday.
“We are going to move a resolution in the assembly and hopefully it [...]
Gilgit: Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Mehdi Shah on Monday announced portfolios for ministers in his newly sworn-in cabinet. Senior minister Muhammad Jaffer has been given the portfolio of Agriculture and Fisheries, Wazir Shakil has been given the Ministries of Law, Planning, Water and Power, Muhammad Ali Akhtar has been given the charge of [...]
By Aftab Maken
The Gilgit-Baltistan Public Works Department has suffered a loss of Rs637 million due to mismanagement, contract mismanagement, losses, overpayment and non-recovery during the financial year 2008/09, an audit report revealed on Saturday.
Of the total audit observations, the report said that Rs306 million was lost due to mismanagement, Rs253 million due to contract [...]
ISLAMABAD (APP) : A ten-member cabinet for Gilgit-Baltistan was announced here on Friday.
Announcement to this effect was made jointly by Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo, Minister for Labour and Manpower Syed Khursheed Shah, Chief Minister of Gilgit and Baltistan Syed Mehdi Shah [...]
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