Gilgit (Correspondent): A tourist van fell into the Indus River at the Haramosh area on the Gilgit-Skardu road on Monday the morning. According to police and rescue sources, the vehicle plunged into fast flowing deep river while it was taking a dangerous turn. The deceased included Abdul Ghaffar, Muhammad Azad, Haq Nawaz, Muhammad Taimoor, Sanaullah,…
Gilgit (Umair Hayat): In an exciting development for the youth of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), G-B Rural Support Program (GBRSP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tech Valley Pakistan. According to the MoU, 500 individuals from G-B will be granted scholarships to pursue sought-after Google career certifications. The scholarships will be awarded on a first-come-first-served…
Gilgit (PR): The budget and work plan of the Gilgit-Baltistan Rural Support Program (GBRSP) for the next financial year has been approved in the annual budget meeting of its board of directors on Sunday. The meeting was presided over by the Chairman GBRSP Sher Jahan Mir. General Manager Ashfaq Ahmed presented the annual budget of…
Gilgit (Correspondent): Floods in Gilgit-Baltistan over last couple of days have wreaked havoc by destroying residential areas, agricultural fields, linking roads, etc. According to reports, the supply of both drinking and irrigation water to Gilgit City has been blocked due to the destruction caused by flooding in the Kargah Nalla. Similarly, the Karakoram highway (KKH)…
Gilgit (Correspondent): A tragic accident on the Gilgit-Skardu road killed four 4 members of the same family and 1 seriously after being hit by boulders in a landslide. According to SSP Skardu, the accident took place in the Shengas area on Gilgit-Skardu road. According to Rescue 1122, four people, including three women and a child,…
Gilgit (PR): Secretary Home Gilgit-Baltistan Sibatin Ahmed visited Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority’s (GBDMA) warehouse. He was given a detailed briefing about the relief operation in the affected districts due to the recent rains and floods in Gilgit-Baltistan. Relief supplies were dispatched to the flood affected areas of Diamir district on the occasion under the supervision…
Goharabad Valley located in Punial in the Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan is the most popular stop on Gilgit-Chitral road. It is famous for passengers hotels, tourist resorts, guest rooms with state of art facilities. Dr Asghar Dashti, a professor from Karachi visited Goharabad with his family and stayed and dined at Kinara resort. Watch the…
Gilgit (Representative): Floods in Dodishal Valley of Diamir district in Gilgit-Baltistan destroyed residential houses, standing crops, and linking roads causing a severe shortage of drinking water and food. According to the reports, the valley saw a massive flood on Friday engulfing a major part of it in a way the local people consider unprecedented. The…
Islamabad (Staff Reporter): Federal Advisor for Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira administered the oath to the newly elected cabinet members of Gilgit-Baltistan Journalistic Forum in Islamabad on Thursday. Those taking the oath included Ghulamuddin (President), Mohammad Abbas Shigri (General Secretary), Ijaz Hussain (Finance Secretary), Abdul Bari (Senior Vice President), Irfan Mehdi (Vice President), Shafqat…
Gilgit (PR): Anjuman e Imamia Gilgit has invited people from Ahl-e-Sunnat and Ismaili school of thoughts to participate in mourning gathering in Muharram ul Haram. While talking to a delegation of officials of Awami Action Committee G-B at his office, the president Anjuman e Imamia Gilgit Sajid Baig invited people from sister communities to participate…