Gilgit (PR) In a press received on Thursday from the Jamat Islami Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) office, Ameer Jamat Islami, GB, Moulana Abdul Sami has said that there is no difference between the policies of former and current governments. Decisions are made under the dictation of the IMF and World Bank. The successive governments are responsible for…
On Thursday Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani directed through a letter written to the secretaries in different departments to bring a reduction of 40% in fuel consumption and avoid unnecessary expenditure. According to the letter, the decision has been made in light of the worsening economic conditions of the country. The implementation of…
PTI Chief Imran Khan summoned on Thursday a meeting of CM GB and his ministers in Peshawar on an urgent basis. Important decisions are expected from the meeting. Khan has summoned the meeting amid speculations of the formation of a forward bloc in the GB government. According to sources, a forward block of the provincial…
Ghakuch: A peace walk was held by the local residents on Friday in district headquarters Ghakuch, Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan aimed at promoting sectarian harmony in society. According to organizers, the walk was meant to give a message to the district administration that the people of Ghizer are peace-loving. However, this high moral demonstration of the locals…
Gilgit, June 3, 2022: Young public health professionals and social activists from Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan have called a Youth Grand Jirga on mental health on June 19, 2022, in district headquarters Ghakuch. Initiated by Immune Commune Research and Development (ICRD), the jirga will deliberate on increasing suicide cases and their prevention in Ghizer. Ibex…
By C.R. Akbar Shah June 1, 2022: Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has the largest number of water reservoirs outside of polar regions. Blessed with a large number of rivers and streams, the mountainous region has a huge potential for power generation. According to the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, Gilgit-Baltistan has a potential of 60,000 to…
Karachi (PR), May 30, 2022: The Anjuman Asateza Abdul Haq Campus rejects a cut of Rs. 30 billion from Rs. 65 billion. In a press release shared with Ibex Times, the newly elected president of the Anjuman Asatiza has expressed his resentment. He declares an almost 50% cut in the fund on part of the…
By C.R. Akbar Shah Gilgit, May 30, 2022: Gilgit-Baltistan falls under the red zone of climate-induced natural disasters caused by a consistent increase in environmental pollution and global temperature. GB is a mostly forest deficient area except for the Diamir district which has the largest area of natural forests in the mountainous region. One of…
The incumbent coalition government in Islamabad has introduced a 50% cut in the subsidized wheat provided to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). Ibex Times contacted Akbar Shah, a senior journalist in Gilgit, associated with local and national newspapers, to know about the issue of wheat subsidy given to GB by the federal government. According to Shah, Chief Minister,…
Ghakuch, May 28, 2022: Pakistan Muslim League (N) Ghizer observed Youm-i-Takbir in district headquarters, Ghakuch. A cake-cutting ceremony was held to commemorate the successful nuclear tests conducted by Pakistan back on May 28, 1998, in wake of India’s going nuclear a couple of weeks before. The event was attended by PML(N) leaders and activists from…