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…
Gilgit (C.R Akbar): Oath taking ceremony of the newly elected officials of Supreme Appellate Court Bar Association, Gilgit-Baltistan took place at its office in Gilgit city on Monday. Chief Election Commissioner, Imran Hussain advocate administered the oath to the newly elected president, Malik Shafqat Wali Khan advocate who in turn administered the oath to his…
By C.R. Akbar Shah June 6 is observed throughout the world as World Environment Day. Governments and organizations celebrate the day by conducting a number of activities, e.g. walks, seminars, etc. Astonishingly, not a single activity was conducted by the PTI government in Gb in connection with World Environment Day. Department of Environment was not…
Gilgit (C.R. Akbar Shah): On a historic day, Balawaristan National Front (BNF), a nationalist movement in Gilgit-Baltistan announced the formation of its district unit in Hunza. A simple ceremony, presided by BNF supreme leader, Nawaz Khan Naji, was held in Hunza on Sunday. Noor ul Mubeen, Shah Zaman, and Shabbir were appointed as the president,…
By C.R. Akbar Shah The working class associated with the private sector faces the worst sort of exploitation in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). Among the labor laws provided in the constitution of Pakistan, only 14 are applicable in GB, that too without any implementation. Contrary to the rest of Pakistan, labor rights institutions, i.e. labor directorate, labor…
Gilgit (C.R. Akbar Shah): Gilgit-Baltistan’s Chief Minister Khalid Khursheed and provincial ministers met their party chairman Imran Khan in Peshawar on Saturday. According to sources privy to the meeting, PTI Chief Imran Khan assured the participant ministers to monitor the provincial matters and address the reservations of disgruntled party members in a period of one…
Gilgit (C.R. Akbar Shah): Home Secretary, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Iqbal Hussain met members of Masajjid boards of both major sects in Gilgit on Thursday. The Measures taken in connection with the sectarian harmony and maintenance of peace in GB came under discussion in the meeting. During the meeting, members of the masajid board pledged their support…