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By Ghukam Amin Baig MADness upsurges in Gilgit town once again, after a lull of few months. What seemed to be a football scuffle by young boys, led to continued skirmish in the town since the last week of July, now leading to half a dozen death tolls finding many other reasons [...] GILGIT: Over 30 trucks of relief goods from China arrived in Gilgit-Baltistan on Sunday for those affected by the Attabad landslide lake disaster in January. Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Mehdi Shah received the Chinese delegation that accompanied the convoy from China to Sost via the Karakoram Highway. “We are thankful to our time-tested [...] 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 [...] By Ijlal Hussain (Editor Hunzatimes) Earlier the Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani had announced to pay Rs 6, 00000 per family but the displaced persons have not accepted this amount. The villagers [...] By Ijlal Hussain HUNZA: The water outflow from Ataabad spillway has increased to 600 cusecs and poses a threat of breaking the river banks, said sources Monday. NESPAK has planted modern laser technology to monitor water outflow from Attabad spillway. The water inflow to Attabad lake is 3000 cusecs while water level is continously [...] By M Asif Khan, Ghazanfar A Khattak & M Haneef The natural lake formed by the blockage of the Hunza River from January 4, 2010 Attaabad landslide has grown to a volume of over 132 million cubic meters. Glacial melting, avalanches and outburst of glacial lakes in the catchment since [...] By Farhat Ullag Baig Sost,Gojal (HT): The isolation of Gojal valley finished as the Sino-Pak border has been re-opened and is now being used for traffic flow. The border was closed for last five months due to heavy snowfall at the Khunjrav Pass. The border agencies have reached Sost and Pak China Sost [...] Gilgit: Authorities in Gilgit have finalized a contingency plan in case the artificial lake in the Attabad area bursts its banks, officials said on Monday. “More than 600 policemen, backed by paramilitary Gilgit Scouts and Rangers, are ready to provide rescue services in case the dam is breached,” an official told Media. He said the plan [...] By Noor Aftab Even after 90 per cent of excavation work, the risk of sudden water outburst in newly developed large lake due to blockage of the River Hunza after massive landslide is still haunting the relevant departments as it can pose danger not only to thousands of people but also to Tarbela Dam, [...] |
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