ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has released Rs 4.246 billion against third quarter installment of development budget. A spokesman of Planning and Development Department Gilgit Baltistan talking to Radio Pakistan Friday said the amount would be released to relevant departments for completion of ongoing development projects and schemes. It may be mentioned here that out of ...

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) did not appear in a historical vacuum, but rather emerged from the womb of historical continuum. Building upon China’s historical connections with the Pakistani side of High Asia, the former in collaboration with the latter built the Karakoram Highway (KKH), which in turn paved the way for CPEC. However, CPEC ...

Denouncing the arrest of Advocate Ehsan Ali, a prominent human rights activist and senior lawyer from Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), political and civil society activists staged at protest outside the Karachi Press Club on Tuesday to demand the release of all activists imprisoned in the country’s northern region. The Inqilabi Socialists Karachi (ISK), a leftist group, had ...

Balawaristan National Front  Condemns 5th Province Conspiracy (By Saqib umer) Balawaristan National Front (BNF) condemns and opposes any kind of illicit attempts to merge Gilgit Baltistan with Pakistan. Such an attempt stands in flagrant violation of UNCIP as well as against the will of the people after the passage of 67 years of deprivation under ...

youth of #Gilgit #Baltistan residing in #Lahore had restructured #GB #Youth #Council formed in 2013 with the aim to represent the youth and address all youth related issues of the region at the #national and #international level. (PR-Lahore) youth of Gilgit Baltistan residing in Lahore had restructured GB Youth Council formed in 2013 with the aim to ...

GILGIT (Staff Report) – A delegation led by Director Development Cooperation, Embassy of Italy Dr Domenico Bruzzone called on Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan Tahir Hussain in Gilgit. During the meeting Dr Bruzzone assured Mr Hussain that government of Italy will invest €25 million in agricultural sector of Gilgit Baltistan. He also highlighted areas of potential technical collaborations and ...

By Siddhartha Garoo Pakistan’s northernmost region called Gilgit Baltistan, is one of the most mystical places on the planet Earth. Although lesser known outside of Pakistan, it is home to the K2 mountain, the second highest peak in the world after Mount Everest. With a population of two million people, it is very different from rest ...

BY: SANA SABIR The world has shrunk into a global village and everything seems to be available at the request of a single click. The promotion of any sort of business, even in far flung developing countries, has become easier than before. It seems that social media is facilitating the marketers to a great extent. However, this ease ...

The people of Gilgit Baltistan need massive infrastructure development, social development and access to the main markets in order to come out of their isolation and on the road to prosperity. One of the most important things to realize is that the mountain habitat has become even more vulnerable due to climate change and extreme ...

WEB DESK SOST TODAY GILGIT- Deputy Secretary home department Gilgit Baltistan has issued a notification confirming Hunza, Nagar, Shigar and Kharmang new districts of Gilgit Baltistan. Prime minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif announced to confer status of Districts during his visit to Gilgit Baltistan in April. Latter on in compliance with directives of Prime minister ...