Gilgit (C.R. Akbar Shah): Flash flooding in Sherqilla village of Punial in Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan leaves 6 people dead, agricultural land, and more than 200 homes damaged. Those who died in the flood include Gul Shaar w/o Nosher (50), Gulshan d/o Nosher (22), Yasmin w/o Shen shah (25), Hakeema w/o Ali Dad (30), and…
Gilgit (C.R. Akbar Shah): Gilgit-Baltistan is facing degradation in internet and cellular services as bad weather damages optical fiber cables at different places. According to a public service message by Special Communication Organization (SCO), its optical fiber cable has been damaged between Naran and Chillas at multiple places due to heavy rains and landslides potentially…
Gilgit (C.R. Akbar Shah): Jamat Islami leader Liaquat Baloch has said that his party has made a historic struggle for the rights of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan. It will keep raising its voice until Gilgit-Baltistan gets its political and constitutional rights. Liaquat Baloch said this while doing a meeting with officials of Jamat Islami here…
Gilgit: Gilgit-Baltistan government has decided to set up shelter homes across districts in the region. Sources within the government told Ibex Times that as part of the vision of former prime minister Imran Khan the G-B government is also soon going to set up for people facing accommodation problems. The shelter homes will be established…
Gilgit (C. R. Akbar Shah): The Water and Power department, GB has failed to achieve its set target of revenue generation from electric bills. The department has recovered Rs. 0.84 billion from a set target of Rs. 1 billion. Sources told Ibex times here on Saturday that having failed in meeting its set target, the…
Zahira Gohar, a resident of Goharabad valley of Punial Ghizer Gilgit-Baltistan successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis last month on May 26, 2022, which she wrote under the supervision of Professor Fengyun Wang at Nanjing University of Sciences and Technology, China. Zahira Gohar is probably the first Ph.D. scholar in Chemical Engineering from Gilgit-Baltistan. Nanjing University…
Gilgit: G-B government has banned new job creation and up-gradation in its budget presented in G-B Legislative Assembly for the fiscal year 2022-23 on Monday. Presenting the budget for the new fiscal year, Finance Minister Javed Ali Manwa said there would be no job creation for the years 2022-23 except when required by the government…
Gilgit: Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) government in G-B presented a budget of more than Rs. 119.3 billion for the year 2022-23 in Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) on Monday. The assembly session was presided over by deputy speaker GBLA Nazir Ahmad advocate whereas the budget was presented by Finance Minister G-B Javed Ali Manwa. Presenting the…
By Israruddin Israr (Translation: Chirgali) Kudos to the youth of Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan for organizing a grand dialogue on mental health amid increasing suicide cases in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B). With acknowledgment of this great effort on behalf of youth, I would like to discuss the often-heard superstitions and stereotypes attached to suicide cases in G-B….
Gilgit: Speaking at the GBLA session on Sunday, Senior Minister G-B Col. (R) Obaidullah Baigh said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will not be allowed to intrude into the territory of Gilgit-Baltistan. He said G-B plays polo with KPK to promote friendship. However, this does not mean we will permit anyone to encroach on our territory. He suggested…