Category: News

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


  • Ainullah — the Founder of famous Hunza Eagle’s Nest — passes away at the age of 87

    Ainullah — the Founder of famous Hunza Eagle’s Nest — passes away at the age of 87

    Mr. Ainullah, the founder of the famous Hunza Eagle’s Nest Hotel…

  • Armed Kohistani men abduct 4 from Hundarap Meadows in Phandar Valley

    Armed Kohistani men abduct 4 from Hundarap Meadows in Phandar Valley

    The dispute of Hundarap pasture between Phandar Valley in District Ghizer…

  • Malik Afreen threatens to block Karakorum Highway (KKH)

    Malik Afreen threatens to block Karakorum Highway (KKH)

    The residents of Upper Kohistan led by Malik Afreen have threatened…

  • Federation of Pakistan has no way but to implement Supreme Court directives

    Federation of Pakistan has no way but to implement Supreme Court directives

    The constitutional status of Gilgit-Baltistan is as old as the Kashmir…

  • Aga Khan Agency for Habitat Raises Awareness on National School Safety Day in Pakistan

    Aga Khan Agency for Habitat Raises Awareness on National School Safety Day in Pakistan

    To protect school children from natural disasters and other insecurities, the…

  • Sirbaz Khan from Hunza Valley becomes first Pakistani to climb Mount Lhotse

    Sirbaz Khan from Hunza Valley becomes first Pakistani to climb Mount Lhotse

    History has been made early morning in Nepal as Sirbaz Khan,…

  • Brigadier Inayat Hussain from Hunza promoted to the rank of Major General in Pakistan Army

    Brigadier Inayat Hussain from Hunza promoted to the rank of Major General in Pakistan Army

    Brigadier Inayat Hussain hailing from Ganish town of the central Hunza…

  • Modi’s domineering bully scattered

    Modi’s domineering bully scattered

    India, a regional power with a population of 1.3 billion, has…

  • Young Soldier from Gilgit-Baltistan Embraces Martyrdom at Siachen

    Young Soldier from Gilgit-Baltistan Embraces Martyrdom at Siachen

    A Pakistan Army soldier recognized as Lieutenant Azhar Abbas from Astore district…

  • Crown on the Head of Pakistan

    Crown on the Head of Pakistan

    Recently, Force Commander FCNA Major General Ehsan Mehmood addressed a public…

  • Kashmiris and The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    Kashmiris and The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights” remains as relevant today as…

  • Ups and Downs of Supreme Court’s Decision about Gilgit-Baltistan

    Ups and Downs of Supreme Court’s Decision about Gilgit-Baltistan

    The Supreme Court of Pakistan’s judgment about the constitutional rights of…

  • Hundreds of passengers stranded in Kohistan due to a landslide on KKH

    Hundreds of passengers stranded in Kohistan due to a landslide on KKH

    Nearly 400 passengers traveling between Gilgit and Rawalpindi have been stranded…

  • MMA Fighter from Gilgit-Baltistan to face his Afghani opponent at SLFC

    MMA Fighter from Gilgit-Baltistan to face his Afghani opponent at SLFC

    MMA fighter Shah Nawaz is all set to face his Afghani…

  • Pakistani Filmmaker Fahad Kahut uses Gilgiti Cap to depict terrorists of APS Peshawar Attack

    Pakistani Filmmaker Fahad Kahut uses Gilgiti Cap to depict terrorists of APS Peshawar Attack

    Pakistani filmmaker Fahad Kahut has used a Chilasi version of Gilgiti Cap to…

  • Gilgit to celebrate birthday of His Highness Aga Khan with an official holiday

    Gilgit to celebrate birthday of His Highness Aga Khan with an official holiday

    The district administration of Gilgit has announced a public holiday on…

  • Newlywed CSS Officer and husband found dead in their hotel room in Hunza

    Newlywed CSS Officer and husband found dead in their hotel room in Hunza

    Newlyweds from Islamabad have been found dead in a hotel in…

  • Organization for Educational Change (OEC) elects new leadership

    Organization for Educational Change (OEC) elects new leadership

    Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral‘s largest youth-led non-profit initiative Organization for Educational Change…

  • First ever Gojal Futsal Cup to kick off in Islamabad this December

    First ever Gojal Futsal Cup to kick off in Islamabad this December

    The first ever edition of Gojal Futsal Cup 2018 is all…

  • Delegation of Journalists from Gilgit Baltistan meets DG ISPR

    Delegation of Journalists from Gilgit Baltistan meets DG ISPR

    A delegation of Journalists from Gilgit Baltistan, Azad Kashmir and Hazara…

  • Journalist from Gilgit-Baltistan Shortlisted for the Foreign Press Association Media Awards 2018

    Journalist from Gilgit-Baltistan Shortlisted for the Foreign Press Association Media Awards 2018

    Gohar Abbas from Hunza district of Gilgit-Baltistan has been shortlisted for…

  • Four including two brothers killed in an avalanche in Drosh, Chitral

    Four including two brothers killed in an avalanche in Drosh, Chitral

    At least four people have been killed in an avalanche in…

  • Brave 17 Live: Pakistan’s first-ever international MMA Tournament

    Brave 17 Live: Pakistan’s first-ever international MMA Tournament

    Brave 17 is the first ever international-level Mixed Martial Arts –…

  • Aga Khan Agency for Habitat invests in building capacities of its Search and Rescue Teams

    Aga Khan Agency for Habitat invests in building capacities of its Search and Rescue Teams

    The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), an agency of the…

  • Father and newlywed son pass away of suffocation in Gojal, Hunza

    Father and newlywed son pass away of suffocation in Gojal, Hunza

    Two including a father (65) and newlywed son (29) have passed…

  • Gilgit-Baltistan’s Northern Light Infantry (NLI) Wins Gold Medal at Exercise Cambrian Patrol 2018

    Gilgit-Baltistan’s Northern Light Infantry (NLI) Wins Gold Medal at Exercise Cambrian Patrol 2018

    An 11-member team of Gilgit-Baltistan’s Northern Light Infantry (NLI) has won…

  • Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) celebrates Disaster Risk Reduction Week across Pakistan

    Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) celebrates Disaster Risk Reduction Week across Pakistan

    Known for its scenic beauty, the mountainous regions of northern Pakistan…

  • Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon swears in as the Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan

    Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon swears in as the Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan

    Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon has sworn in as the 7th Governor…

  • Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan Resigns

    Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan Resigns

    Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan has resigned after about three…

  • Seminar on Tourism and Its Socioeconomic, Political and Environmental Impact in Hunza

    Seminar on Tourism and Its Socioeconomic, Political and Environmental Impact in Hunza

    A team of 11 young researchers presented their case studies on…