Gilgit-Baltistan’s development profile is remarkable by many standards. Modernity’s thought and systems made an entry to the secluded mountainous region only recently — the 1980s to be...
The sensitivity and emotional attachment of people of Gilgit-Baltistan with the subject of wall chalking and interventions in the natural/cultural landscape have always been a hot...
Martyrs defending against COVID-19 A deluge of social media notifications woke me up this morning on the other side of the world to the devastating news...
The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat partners with the Karakoram International University, Gilgit, for programs of scientific and technical collaborations to advance the state of living...
To protect school children from natural disasters and other insecurities, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) convened government education departments, academia, district disaster management authorities...
“My name is Zulfiqar Essa and I’m from Hyderabad, Hunza. I’m the co-founder of TechScape and previously have been awarded the Global UGRAD scholarship. Currently, I’m...
Known for its scenic beauty, the mountainous regions of northern Pakistan are a popular tourist attraction. Apart from picturesque landscapes that meet the eye, what often...
The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) has worked with the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan during the second phase of relief for Glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF)...
A week after 12 schools were torched in Chilas, Thor and Hador regions of Diamer district, terrorists have carried out an attack on a police check...
The game of kings and king of games is back at world's highest polo ground. The annual Shandur Polo Festival 2018 is set to be held...
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 jolted parts of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral at around 12:07 PM on Wednesday morning. Tremors were reported from Chitral city, Booni, Gilgit,...
Islamabad – August 29, 2017: Expanding its digital footprint to the far-flung and underserved areas of the country, Pakistan’s premier telecom, and digital services provider, Telenor Pakistan...
Young sports lovers from Gilgit-Baltistan gathered at Jinnah Sports Complex Islamabad to watch of GBCL Season 2. Quaid-e-Azam University beats National University of Modern Languages (NUML)...
A video footage of a perishing meteor was captured on a CCTV camera at an armed forces mess in Gilgit-Baltistan. The meteor sighting was reported from...
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Pakistan has cleared for flying all ATR flights operated by PIA. About 10 ATRs from PIA's fleet were earlier grounded...
The administration of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to ground all ATRs. The decision came after huge pressure that is growing since crash of PK-661...
Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has announced Prosperity Cup 2016 to encourage young men and women from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral (GBC) in starting their own business....
The legal status of Gilgit-Baltistan (formerly known as Norther Areas of Pakistan) has long been a subject of debate at various political and diplomatic arenas. Despite...
Zoe Viccaji is getting more and more attached with Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral now a days. First, she featured in Irfan Ali Taj's single video "Ashiqi Angar"...
The government of Gilgit-Baltistan has taken back decision to boycott Shandur Polo Festival after success of talks held in the Federal Capital this past week. According...
The traditional Ginani Festival was celebrated in the capital town of Karimabad, the Hunza valley. Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan, who also happens to be the Governor...
The regions of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral are home to over a million Ismaili Muslims - the followers of His Highness Aga Khan. Every year on 11th...
A Suzukzi Ravi loader has met an accident near Shiraz in central Hunza taking life of one young man while injuring 11 others. The vehicle was...
The Government of Gilgit-Baltistan has decided to withdraw its participation in Shandur Polo Festival 2016. This is the third time G-B Government has boycotted the world...
Thousands on entries containing landscape photos from across Pakistan were submitted to "Wiki Loves Earth" - the world's second largest photography competition. Out of the 10...
Two bikers have been critically injured after a car hit two oncoming bikes on Ghizer road. The incident took place early morning in Baseen area of...
After the devastating rainfall, Karakoram Highway (KKH) remains blocked at multiple locations. The blockade is spread across so many location from Khunjerab border to Chilas that...
In a strange move, Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has banned the official website of Bang-e-Sahar. The move has come after PTA established its zonal office in...
You might think of Gilgit-Baltistan as a small piece of land lying in the north of Pakistan. What if I tell you there are 79 countries/sovereign...
Abdul Hameed Khan, a resident of a small town in Yasin Valley finds 1 million rupees on a street in Gilgit and returns it to the...