Gilgit (C.R. Akbar Shah): There are nearly 60 products including different brands of cooking oil and ghee banned by the government in Gilgit-Baltistan due to their substandard quality. Nevertheless, their sale is in full swing without any check from the authorities. The substandard cooking oil and ghee are used in more than 50% of the…
Ghizer (Nurulhuda Yaftali): In an important meeting held in the Tehsil headquarters of Gupis, Ghizer, the notables of upper Ghizer demanded an immediate halt to construction on the world’s highest polo ground, Shandor by Chitral scouts and their removal with Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts. The meeting was attended by Sarfraz Shah (former MLA GB), Khan Akbar Khan,…
Gilgit (C.R.Akbar Shah): Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly had passed the Private Schools Regulatory Authority Bill during the time of the PML(N) government. The bill was sent to the then Governor GB, Raja Jalal, for approval. However, the bill is still pending in the governor’s secretariat. Raja Jalal Maqpoon resorted to delaying tactics and left it unattended…
Gilgit (Staff reporter): To ensure better transport facilities, the Gilgit-Baltistan government has bought 8 modern new buses to add to its existing fleet in the first phase. Two of the newly bought buses have already reached Karachi from where they will set off for Gilgit with passengers on the 15th of June. According to reliable…
In a session of the Disciplinary Committee, Gilgit-Baltistan Bar Council on Thursday in Gilgit city, the lawyers expressed their reservations about government employees engaging with people in lawyer’s dress. According to the president GB Bar Council, they have observed some people associated with police and other government departments dealing with people in lawyers’ uniforms both…
Pakistan Muslim League (N) Gilgit-Baltistan has demanded from Prime Minister Pakistan, Shahbaz Sharif to appoint someone from within the party’s local setup. The demand was made by PML(N) leaders i.e. former speaker GBLA Jafarullah Khan, Riaz Ahmad, and others in a party meeting held on Thursday in Gilgit city. PML(N) leader said the constitutional position…
A fact-finding comittee of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) held a meeting with Arshad Hussain, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Diamir, to find ways to engage with the people of the Diamir district of Gilgit-Baltistan. The fact-finding team included Salima Ghazi and Nadeem Abbas along with Israruddin Israr, co-ordinator HRCP, GB, and Zuhaira, Complaint…
Gilgit (Staff reporter): On the second day of the nationwide campaign, children across schools in GB were given deworming tablets on Wednesday. More than 50 students complained of severe headache and vomiting at a girls’ school in Oshikhangdas soon after they were given deworming pills. The medicines were administered to students by the teachers in…
Gilgit (C.R. Akbar Shah): Red Workers Front, Gigilt-Baltistan has announced to register a case in the Supreme Appellate Court seeking implementation of labor rights in Gilgit-Baltistan. Talking to Ibext Times, Red Workers Front leader, Ahsan Ali Advocate said the apex court will be moved to take action on violations of labor rights in GB. He…
By C.R. Akbar Shah Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has become one of the largest markets in Pakistan for low-quality and sub-standard products. Unlike the rest parts of Pakistan, GB does not have any food and drug testing laboratory. Similarly, the office of food control and quality control authority is non-existent in the mountainous region. The supply of…