Gilgit - Baltistan

Gilgit - Baltistan

Gilgit-Baltistan government boycotts Shandur polo festival 

The Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) government has decided to boycott  Shandur polo festival due to territorial dispute with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)…

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Gilgit ATC sentenced Chinese national to 9 years in jail in arms smuggling case

An anti-terrorism court in Gilgit sentenced a Chinese national to nine years imprisonment for attempting to smuggle weapons from Pakistan to China…

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“Wiki Loves Earth” features Top 10 photos from Pakistan

Wikipedia, organised an annual global photography competition, and has shortlisted the ten best pictures from Pakistan for the competition ‘Wiki Loves Earth’.…

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GB: Gilgit-Baltistan court upholds life sentence for Baba Jan

A Gilgit-Baltistan Court has upheld the life sentence of Baba Jan a well known political activist from the Pakistan´s semi-autonomous north.…

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Professor from G-B selected for coveted UNESCO grant

Gilgit: A young professor from Gilgit-Baltistan has been selected for the UNESCO Green Chemistry of Life grant after he came up…

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Environmentalists call G-B a ‘ticking bomb’

Gilgit: The climate change experts believe Gilgit-Batistan is a “ticking bomb” as it is prone to various disasters. They stressed there…

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Gilgit-Baltistan forestry’s minister dies of cardiac arrest

Gilgit-Baltistan Minister for Forestry Haji Muhammad Wakil, died of a heart attack last weekend, and was laid to rest in his…

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Nanga Parbat massacre: 3 terrorists shifted to Islamabad

Three terrorists, involved in the mass slaughter of foreign tourists at Nanga Parbat base camp, have been shifted to Islamabad…

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GB: Landslides, heavy rainfall make life miserable for Gilgit residents

Landslides and flash floods made life miserable for Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) residents earlier yesterday, causing the deaths of at least two women who were…

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