Tag: Gilgit-Baltistan

10 killed as avalanche hits Gilgit-Baltistan region

Ten people were killed and ten others injured when an avalanche hit a convoy of nomads in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region, an official confirmed.

May 28, 2023

Protests against inflation, food shortage intensify across PoK, Gilgit Baltistan

Weeks of anger over food shortage and runaway inflation has snowballed into massive anti-government demonstrations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and illegally held Gilgit Baltistan.

January 16, 2023

Rajnath reiterates resolve to reclaim Gilgit-Baltistan

"Our aim is to implement the resolution unanimously passed in Indian Parliament on February 22, 1994 to reclaim remaining parts of Kashmir from the illegal occupation of Pakistan," the defence minister said at the ‘Shaurya Diwas’ celebrations held in Srinagar to commemorate the 75th year of air landed operations of Indian Army at Budgam Airport.

October 27, 2022

Death toll from devastating Pakistan floods reaches 1,693

Balochistan and Punjab provinces reported five deaths each, while Sindh and the Gilgit-Baltistan region logged four and one, respectively, the Authority said.

October 1, 2022

India asks Pakistan to vacate Gilgit-Baltistan

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday announced that his government has decided to grant the "provisional-provincial status" to Gilgit-Baltistan, a part of the erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, illegally occupied by Pakistan in 1947.

November 1, 2020

Gilgit-Baltistan

India has often iterated its stand that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including the areas of Gilgit-Baltistan, are an integral part of this country by virtue of its fully legal and irrevocable accession.

September 21, 2020

106 dead as torrential rains, floods hit Pakistan; several injured

The rains caused a disastrous situation in Balochistan province where scores were left homeless after their houses were swept away by flash floods triggered off by lashing rains.

August 29, 2020

Protests in Gilgit Baltistan as Pakistan allows increased footprints of China in the area

These activities by China are being allowed purposely by Pakistan in the strategically located POJK’s Gilgit Baltistan (GB) where protests against the CPEC were widespread.

May 20, 2020

Chinese built dam to submerge engraved heritage rocks of Buddhism in Gilgit Baltistan

A resident of the area, Araib Ali Baig, wrote, “The art of rock carving is present in all regions of Gilgit Baltistan, mainly in the districts of Diamir, Hunza and Nagar and Baltistan”. “Speaking specifically of Baltistan, these engravings can be seen on former settlements and popular old routes along the Indus and Shyok”.

May 18, 2020

DD News, AIR to now broadcast PoK weather forecast amid Gilgit-Baltistan election row

The inclusion of Muzaffarabad and Northern Areas (Gilgit-Baltistan) in the forecast comes amid news that Pakistan’s Supreme Court, which has no jurisdiction, is illegally allowing elections in Gilgit-Baltistan this week.

May 8, 2020

Indian Met department brings PoK region under its weather forecast

The inclusion of Muzaffarabad and Northern Areas (Gilgit-Baltistan) in the forecast comes amid news that Pakistan's Supreme Court, which has no jurisdiction, is illegally allowing elections in Northern Areas (Gilgit-Baltistan) this week.

May 7, 2020

India protests Pak court order on Gilgit-Baltistan, slams bid to ‘bring material change’ in PoK areas in J-K

The protest comes as the Pakistan Supreme Court, in a recent order, allowed the amendment to the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Order of 2018 to conduct the general elections in the region in September and setting up a caretaker government during the interim period.

May 4, 2020

21 killed in road accident in Pakistan, several injured

Gilgit-Baltistan government spokesman Faizullah Faraq said that the victims included two children.

March 11, 2020

Pakistan extreme cold weather toll reached 109

PoK authorities have said that the toll could increase as some areas in the Neelum Valley were still inaccessible due to heavy snowfall, while weather officials forecast another spell of snowfall beginning on Friday.

January 16, 2020

PoK illegally occupied by Pakistan, but controlled by terrorists: Army Chief

General Rawat also assured that the best rifle available in the world, the Sig Sauer from America will be available to the infantry soldiers by the end of this year.

October 25, 2019

Pak govt orders all employees to declare assets by Sep 1

Every government servant is required to submit annual declarations of income, assets and expenses for the financial year ending June 30.

August 16, 2019

370 decision puts India in the driver’s seat

SM Qureshi, Pakistan’s foreign minister, in a joint press conference with the Chairman Kashmir Committee, Syed Fakhar Imam on 30 July, attempted to link cooperation on Afghanistan with resolving Kashmir.

August 13, 2019