Gilgit (Correspondent): Car accident on Saturday evening on Karakoram Highway leaves four dead and one seriously injured. According to the details, a passenger car (LED 6553) carrying 5 people from Skardu to Rawalpindi fell into a deep ravine while crossing a dangerous curve on Karakoram Highway in Kohistan. The accident has left 4 dead and…
Gilgit (C.R Akbar Shah): Haji Gulbar Khan got elected as the fourth chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan with the support of 19 members of the assembly on Thursday. The voting for the leader of the house was held in the Gilgit-Baltistan assembly. The members of the like-minded group boycotted the election. Those participating in the election…
Gilgit (C.R Akbar Shah): Minister Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira could not convince the president Pakistan Peoples Party and opposition leader Amjad Advocate to withdraw his resignation as member G-B assembly on Tuesday. According to the details, the battle for the slot of Chief Minister is in full swing in Gilgit-Baltistan in the…
Gilgit (Bureau report): While addressing a high-level meeting at police headquarters in Gilgit, the newly appointed IG Police G-B Afzal Mahmood Butt said a comprehensive plan will be set up for the security of tourists by activating police across the mountainous region. He said the health screening of the police force will be conducted by…
Gilgit (PR): Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani and Chief Election Commissioner G-B Raja Shahbaz Khan inaugurated the newly constructed office of Election Commission G-B. Secretary Interior, Secretary Finance, Secretary Law, Secretary GB Assembly, Secretary Works, IGP G-B, Provincial Election Commissioner Abdul Raza, Deputy Commissioner Gilgit, and other senior officials were present on the…
Astore (Special Representative): An avalanche hit a caravan of nomadic shepherds at Shontar Pass Astore leaving 9 people dead while 10 injured on Saturday. The caravan of shepherds was coming to Astore from Azad Kashmir. Dozens of livestock were also killed in the tragic accident. According to Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan Mohyuddin Ahmed Wani, police and…
Gilgit (Bureau chief): Chaired by chief minister Khalid Khurshid, the 32nd Gilgit-Baltistan cabinet meeting took in the provincial capital Gilgit on Friday. Those attending the meeting included provincial ministers, chief minister’s advisers, the chief secretary of Gilgit-Baltistan, the inspector general Gilgit-Baltistan police, and administrative secretaries of different departments. While addressing the meeting, chief minister G-B…
Gilgit (C.R Akbar Shah): Chief Minister Inspection Team (CMIT G-B) has completed its inquiry on complaints of corruption in the ‘One Mega Watt Hydel Power Project in Botogah, Chilas’. According to the inquiry report, gross financial irregularities have been found in the project. The inquiry report has recommended legal action against all the officers involved…
Gilgit (Correspondent): The Gilgit-Baltistan government and opposition members passed a resolution demanding the federal government reverse the new wheat prices on Wednesday in the G-B Legislative Assembly session. The resolution also demanded an increase in the supply of subsidized wheat to the people of Gilgit-Baltistan to address the current issue of the wheat crisis in…
Gilgit (Crime reporter): According to the Jutial police, it has arrested a suspect accused involved in a theft case of Rs. 2.5 million on Sunday. According to the police, the accused suspect confessed to the crime during the investigation. The police also recovered the stolen goods worth the mentioned amount. The investigation was led by…