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Hashtag #MuhjeBachao top Twitter trends in Pakistan

‘MujheBachao’ tops Twitter trends demanding steps for prevention of suicide cases in Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan

A hashtag calling for taking practical measures in connection with mental health issues and a high trend of suicide cases in Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan became the top Twitter trend in Pakistan for more than 17 hours on Saturday and Sunday. The hashtag #MuhjeBachao had dropped to second place by the end of a successful…

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President PPP Ghizer GB meets Federal Minister Kashmir affairs Qamar Zaman Kaira

Syed Jalal presents a resolution to Fed. Minister Kashmir Affairs demanding initiation of developmental works in his constituency

Islamabad: President Pakitan Peoples Party Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan Syed Jalal Ali Shah met Federal minister Kashmir Affairs Qamar Zaman Kaira on Thursday in Islamabad. During the meeting, Syed Jalal presented a resolution demanding the construction of RCC bridges in Japukay and Hatoon, a metalled road from Chatorkhand to Imit, and water channel in Das…

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President Arif Alvi addressing 1Oth Convocation Ceremony of KIU

President Arif Alvi addresses the 10th Convocation Ceremony of Karakoram International University (KIU)

Gilgit (Staff reporter): President Alvi on Wednesday attended the 10th Convocation of Karakoram International Univesity in Gilgit and distributed awards and medals among the meritorious graduates. While addressing the ceremony president Alvi congratulated students for graduating from the university. He also congratulated teachers and parents for their role in enabling students to achieve this milestone…

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A young man aged 25 ends his life by committing suicide

A young man ends his life by jumping into the Gilgit River, the number of total suicide cases has reached 11 in the last month.

Gilgit (Staff reporter): A student of Karakoram International University (KIU), Muhammad Zahir 24, allegedly committed suicide today by jumping into the River Indus from the Zulfiqarabad bridge in Gilgit city. Rescue 1122 team, upon getting the information, immediately reached the site and launched a search operation. However, owing to the presence of a high quantity…

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Delay in the provision of text books in Gilgit-Baltistan

Textbooks are unavailable in the market despite the start of the new academic session in schools across GB

Gilgit: Despite the start of the new academic session in schools, books are unavailable in the market across GB. Due to the unavailability of books, the teaching-learning process has been disturbed. Because textbooks serve as the only teaching-learning resource in the public sector schools. The government of Gilgit-Baltistan allocates billions of rupees for the free…

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Governor Gilgit-Baltistan (Seal)

Delay in appointing a new Governor GB, a hurdle in legislation and executing high-level decisions.

Gilgit (C.R. Akbar Shah): Nowadays, the Governor House secretariat in Gilgit-Baltistan looks like an abandoned palace, mostly because of the vacant position of governor. Despite a lapse of two months after the resignation of former governor GB Raja Jalal, the federal government has failed to appoint a governor. Governor acts as a bridge between the…

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