20 dead as bus plunges into ravine in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer
At least 20 people lost their lives while 21 sustained injuries after a passenger bus veered off a narrow mountain road and plummeted into a ravine in a remote area…
Infrastructure development posing serious threat to snow leopards in G-B: study
KARACHI: Infrastructure development, particularly road construction, is threatening the habitat of the elusive snow leopard in the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) region, a recent study by the World Wildlife Federation (WWF)-Pakistan has…
Windstorms and heavy rainfall forecasted across northern Pakistan
Meteorologists are predicting severe weather conditions across large swathes of northern Pakistan, particularly in Gilgit Baltistan upper Punjab and Kashmir regions, along with significant snowfall in the mountains of Khyber…
10 martyred in Chilas bus attack
GILGIT-BALTISTAN: At least 10 people lost their lives and 25 others were injured on Saturday when a passenger bus came under gunfire by unidentified men on Karakoram Highway in Chilas…
G-B bus attack case filed; six suspects held
KARACHI: Diamer police on Sunday registered a case and arrested six suspects in connection with a gun attack on a passenger bus in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Chilas town a day earlier, while…
Transporters in G-B go on strike against bus shooting
KARACHI: Transporters in the country’s northern areas took their vehicles off the roads as part of their strike on Sunday against a bus shooting incident that killed at least eight…
CM GB lays foundation stone of Shagharthang Power Project
Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Gulbar Khan has laid stone foundation of Shagharthang Power Project in Skardu. The project will cost about 18 billion and will provide 26MW of electricity. On the…
Solangi quells G-B turmoil rumours
Caretaker Federal Information Minister Murtaza Solangi on Sunday maintained that the law and order situation in Gilgit-Baltistan was “calm” and there was “peace and stability” in the region. Taking to…
Situation in G-B ‘completely peaceful’, asserts Solangi
The home department of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) issued a statement on Sunday to assert that the “situation in G-B is completely peaceful” terming media reports pertaining to the deployment of the…
Former G-B prison converted to public library
GILGIT: Once a stronghold for the most dangerous criminals, a building that harboured shadows of fear has now emerged as a sanctuary of enlightenment, even as Gilgit-Baltistan grapples with sectarian…