Hafeez-ur-Rehman takes oath as GB CM
GILGIT: Newly elected Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman took oath of his office at a ceremony in Gilgit on Friday evening. Governor...
Gilgit-Baltistan decides easing COVID-19 lockdown measures till Eid
GILGIT: The government of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has decided to ease COVID-19 lockdown restrictions till Eidul Fitr following the orders of the Supreme Court (SC).
The...
Polling for GB legislative assembly concludes; counting underway
GILGIT: Polling for Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly concluded on Monday, which had begun at 8am and continued until 4pm, without any breaks. Votes counting is...
Baltistan buckles under ravages of floods
RAWALPINDI: The ravages of destructive flash floods cut off land links of several villages in Baltistan division. Also, floodwater entered into as many as...
Terrorism, corruption nexus to be eliminated at all cost: Army Chief
GILGIT: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Thursday said that the nexus between corruption and terrorism would be eliminated at all cost...
New coronavirus case emerges in GB, Pakistan’s tally rises to 20
ISLAMABAD: The second coronavirus case of Gilgit-Baltistan emerged on Wednesday, raising Pakistan’s tally of total confirmed cases to 20.
The 14-year-old boy, a resident of...
PIA plane makes crash land off runway in Gilgit
GILGIT: An ATR plane of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) skid off the runway while landing at Gilgit airport.
All passengers and crew of flight...
Two soldiers, three militants killed in Chilas gunfight
PESHAWAR: Two soldiers and three suspected militants were killed in a gunfight in Chilas town of Gilgit-Baltistan region on Thursday. According to Inter Services...
PM administers oath to newly elected members of GB Council
GILGIT: The newly elected members of Gilgit Baltistan Council took oath of office at a ceremony in Gilgit on Thursday. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif...
Village under threat from glacier in Gilgit-Baltistan
GILGIT: A huge glacier is reportedly gliding towards a village in Gilgit-Baltistan's Arando area while heavy snowfall has blocked all the roads to the...
Afghanistan
Eight dead, 31 injured as barrage of rocket fire hits Afghanistan capital Kabul
At least eight people were killed and 31 wounded Saturday when a barrage of rockets struck densely populated parts of Kabul, officials said, marking...
Thousands of Afghan refugee families benefit from emergency cash assistance
PESHAWAR: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has provided emergency cash assistance to over 50,000 vulnerable Afghan refugee families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in...
Terrorists storm Kabul University, Killing at Least 25
At least 25 people were killed and 22 other wounded when gunmen stormed Kabul University in a 6-hours-long assault that witnessed students left in...
India using Afghan land to destabilize Pakistan: says PM Imran Khan
India is using Afghanistan’s land to spread chaos in Pakistan, warned Prime Minister Imran Khan while addressing the Pak-Afghan Trade and Investment Forum on...
