Category: News

Breaking news and latest updates from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral.


  • Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) Wins Gold Award at World Habitat Awards 2020

    Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) Wins Gold Award at World Habitat Awards 2020

    The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) won the World Habitat…

  • AKAH Pakistan join hands with the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan to design a major water supply project in Central Hunza

    AKAH Pakistan join hands with the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan to design a major water supply project in Central Hunza

    The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) Pakistan, signed a partnership…

  • AKAH and Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Partner to Combat Climate Change and Disasters

    AKAH and Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Partner to Combat Climate Change and Disasters

    The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), Pakistan, and the government…

  • Kashmir and the proposed provisional provincial status of Gilgit-Baltistan

    Kashmir and the proposed provisional provincial status of Gilgit-Baltistan

    Gilgit-Baltistan, a remote region underneath the shadows of the mighty mountain…

  • Ex-Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Syed Mehdi Shah responds to question regarding his education

    Ex-Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Syed Mehdi Shah responds to question regarding his education

    In a recent interview with Jahan Numa, Ex-Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Syed…

  • 5 tourists dead, 11 critically injured as hotel balcony collapses in Chitral

    5 tourists dead, 11 critically injured as hotel balcony collapses in Chitral

    At least 5 tourists have died and 11 others have been…

  • #Internet4GilgitBaltistan Trends on Twitter, activists demand digital rights for Gilgit-Baltistan

    #Internet4GilgitBaltistan Trends on Twitter, activists demand digital rights for Gilgit-Baltistan

    A social media campaign started by a group of social media…

  • Here is How you can spot the International Space Station from your city

    Here is How you can spot the International Space Station from your city

    Have you ever wondered about the International Space Station (ISS), one…

  • School Safety Day During Coronavirus Pandemic – AKAH Pakistan’s Message

    School Safety Day During Coronavirus Pandemic – AKAH Pakistan’s Message

    School safety is defined as schools and school-related activities where students…

  • Paramedic from Gilgit-Baltistan passes away in the fight against COVID-19

    Paramedic from Gilgit-Baltistan passes away in the fight against COVID-19

    Coronavirus takes the life of another on-duty health worker from Gilgit-Baltistan.…

  • AKAH jointly with AKU-ISMC and KIU working to scale up and transfer rural water systems to urban settings

    AKAH jointly with AKU-ISMC and KIU working to scale up and transfer rural water systems to urban settings

    Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) jointly with Aga Khan University-…

  • 7 Photo-stories on World Water Day 2020 from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral (GBC)

    7 Photo-stories on World Water Day 2020 from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral (GBC)

    World Water Day is celebrated every year on 22nd March as…

  • Young Doctor Usama Riaz from Gilgit-Baltistan passes away fighting against Coronavirus

    Young Doctor Usama Riaz from Gilgit-Baltistan passes away fighting against Coronavirus

    Young doctor Usama Riaz has passed away after battling against Coronavirus…

  • Hunza Police Raids and Seizes 230 liters of Araq, arrests illegal Hunza Moonshine maker

    Hunza Police Raids and Seizes 230 liters of Araq, arrests illegal Hunza Moonshine maker

    Hunza Police had raided an illegal Hunza moonshine distillery in Altit…

  • Colonel Mujeeb Ur Rehman from Gilgit-Baltistan embraces martyrdom during an operation in DI Khan

    Colonel Mujeeb Ur Rehman from Gilgit-Baltistan embraces martyrdom during an operation in DI Khan

    Colonel Mujeeb Ur Rehman from Gilgit-Baltistan has been martyred during a…

  • Men threaten Ismailis in a protest on KKH against the arrest of Malik Afreen Khan

    Men threaten Ismailis in a protest on KKH against the arrest of Malik Afreen Khan

    Two men and others were seen threatening the Ismaili community, students…

  • Hundarap Kidnappings Mastermind Malik Afreen Khan arrested

    Hundarap Kidnappings Mastermind Malik Afreen Khan arrested

    The mastermind behind the kidnapping of four people from Hundarap Meadows…

  • Anita Karim victorious in ONE Warrior Series 10 against Estonia’s Marie Ruumet

    Anita Karim victorious in ONE Warrior Series 10 against Estonia’s Marie Ruumet

    Pakistan’s first female MMA fighter Anita Karim was unanimously victorious against…

  • Winter Tech Camp by TechScape and Accelerate Prosperity Pakistan concluded at KIU Gilgit

    Winter Tech Camp by TechScape and Accelerate Prosperity Pakistan concluded at KIU Gilgit

    TechScape and Accelerate Prosperity (AP Pakistan) concluded the Winter Tech Camp…

  • Campaigning in schools for better hygiene on Global Handwashing Day

    Campaigning in schools for better hygiene on Global Handwashing Day

    The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), in collaboration with other…

  • Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Chitral as part of their Royal Tour in Pakistan

    Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Chitral as part of their Royal Tour in Pakistan

    The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge flew from Islamabad to Chitral…

  • The League is dead, long live the United Nations

    The League is dead, long live the United Nations

    Our world has witnessed thousands of wars throughout human history but…

  • Karakoram Area Development Organization (KADO) appoints its first-ever female CEO

    Karakoram Area Development Organization (KADO) appoints its first-ever female CEO

    Karakoram Area Development Organization, better known as its acronym KADO, has…

  • A journey of Hope – Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) in Pakistan

    A journey of Hope – Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) in Pakistan

    In millions of years of mankind’s history on planet earth, the…

  • Offices of Mashabrum Tours Bus Service to be sealed following Babusar Accident

    Offices of Mashabrum Tours Bus Service to be sealed following Babusar Accident

    Gilgit-Baltistan Police, Excise Office, and District Administration of Skardu have decided…

  • 26 dead, 15 Injured in Mashabrum bus accident near Babusar Pass

    26 dead, 15 Injured in Mashabrum bus accident near Babusar Pass

    A Mashabrum bus carrying around 40 passengers has met a tragic…

  • Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Chitral observes International Day of Peace

    Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Chitral observes International Day of Peace

    Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Seenlasht, Chitral, organized student activities to…

  • Pakistani athletes shine in Khunjerab Marathon 2019

    Pakistani athletes shine in Khunjerab Marathon 2019

    Pakistani athletes have managed to clinch all top positions in the…

  • Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) arranges CERT Response Challenge

    Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) arranges CERT Response Challenge

    Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) arranged “CERT Response Challenge”, to…

  • Shina linguist and educationist Zafar Shakir passes away after a battle with cancer

    Shina linguist and educationist Zafar Shakir passes away after a battle with cancer

    Shina linguist, researcher, poet, and educationist Muhammad Zafar Shakir has passed…