Tag: Gilgit


  • A Youth-led Development Agenda for Gilgit-Baltistan

    A Youth-led Development Agenda for Gilgit-Baltistan

    Gilgit-Baltistan’s development profile is remarkable by many standards. Modernity’s thought and systems…

  • Analyzing the recent “Sponsored Graffiti” in Hunza along the Karakoram Highway

    Analyzing the recent “Sponsored Graffiti” in Hunza along the Karakoram Highway

    The sensitivity and emotional attachment of people of Gilgit-Baltistan with the…

  • Shaheed Malik Ashtar – the paramedic, the man, the wrestling fan, the migrant, and my savior

    Shaheed Malik Ashtar – the paramedic, the man, the wrestling fan, the migrant, and my savior

    Martyrs defending against COVID-19 A deluge of social media notifications woke…

  • AKAH partners with KIU for Programs of Scientific and Technical Collaboration

    AKAH partners with KIU for Programs of Scientific and Technical Collaboration

    The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat partners with the Karakoram International…

  • 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…

  • Zulfiqar Essa: Contending for the Hult Prize 2019 with a Million Dollar Idea

    Zulfiqar Essa: Contending for the Hult Prize 2019 with a Million Dollar Idea

    “My name is Zulfiqar Essa and I’m from Hyderabad, Hunza. I’m…

  • 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…

  • AKAH works with the Government for the second phase of relief for GLOF affected households in Ghizer

    AKAH works with the Government for the second phase of relief for GLOF affected households in Ghizer

    The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) has worked with the…

  • Three policemen martyred, two terrorists killed in attack on Kargah Nullah check post in Gilgit

    Three policemen martyred, two terrorists killed in attack on Kargah Nullah check post in Gilgit

    A week after 12 schools were torched in Chilas, Thor and…

  • Shandur Polo Festival 2018 to be held from 7th to 9th July

    Shandur Polo Festival 2018 to be held from 7th to 9th July

    The game of kings and king of games is back at…

  • A Magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolts Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral

    A Magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolts Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral

    An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 jolted parts of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral…

  • Telenor Pakistan set to galvanize agricultural growth in Gilgit – Baltistan through digital innovation

    Telenor Pakistan set to galvanize agricultural growth in Gilgit – Baltistan through digital innovation

    Islamabad – August 29, 2017: Expanding its digital footprint to the far-flung…

  • Quaid-e-Azam University Wins GBCL Season 2

    Quaid-e-Azam University Wins GBCL Season 2

    Young sports lovers from Gilgit-Baltistan gathered at Jinnah Sports Complex Islamabad…

  • Meteor Sighting in three districts of Gilgit-Baltistan

    Meteor Sighting in three districts of Gilgit-Baltistan

    A video footage of a perishing meteor was captured on a…

  • PIA resumes ATR service after clearance from CAA

    PIA resumes ATR service after clearance from CAA

    The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Pakistan has cleared for flying…

  • PIA temporarily grounds all ATRs after PK-661 crash

    PIA temporarily grounds all ATRs after PK-661 crash

    The administration of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to ground…

  • AKDN Announces Prosperity Cup for Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral (GBC)

    AKDN Announces Prosperity Cup for Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral (GBC)

    Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has announced Prosperity Cup 2016 to…

  • 5 Facts That Might Put You to Think That Gilgit-Baltistan is Not Part of Pakistan

    5 Facts That Might Put You to Think That Gilgit-Baltistan is Not Part of Pakistan

    The legal status of Gilgit-Baltistan (formerly known as Norther Areas of…

  • Ho Jao Aazad by Zoe Viccaji Released in Support with Serena Hotels

    Ho Jao Aazad by Zoe Viccaji Released in Support with Serena Hotels

    Zoe Viccaji is getting more and more attached with Gilgit-Baltistan and…

  • Talks Between G-B and KPK Successful to Organize Shandur Polo Festival Together

    Talks Between G-B and KPK Successful to Organize Shandur Polo Festival Together

    The government of Gilgit-Baltistan has taken back decision to boycott Shandur…

  • Ginani Festival Held at Baltit Fort in Karimabad Hunza

    Ginani Festival Held at Baltit Fort in Karimabad Hunza

    The traditional Ginani Festival was celebrated in the capital town of…

  • Ismaili Muslims Across Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral Celebrate Imamat Day of Shah Karim Aga Khan

    Ismaili Muslims Across Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral Celebrate Imamat Day of Shah Karim Aga Khan

    The regions of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral are home to over a…

  • 1 Dead, 11 Injured as Loader Meets Accident in Shiraz, Hunza

    1 Dead, 11 Injured as Loader Meets Accident in Shiraz, Hunza

    A Suzukzi Ravi loader has met an accident near Shiraz in…

  • Gilgit-Baltistan Boycotts Shandur Polo Festival For The Third Time Since 2011

    Gilgit-Baltistan Boycotts Shandur Polo Festival For The Third Time Since 2011

    The Government of Gilgit-Baltistan has decided to withdraw its participation in…

  • 8 Out of 10 Shortlisted Entries for Wiki Loves Earth are from Gilgit-Baltistan & Chitral (GBC)

    8 Out of 10 Shortlisted Entries for Wiki Loves Earth are from Gilgit-Baltistan & Chitral (GBC)

    Thousands on entries containing landscape photos from across Pakistan were submitted…

  • Two Critically Injured in Baseen as Car Hits Two Oncoming Bikes on Ghizer Road

    Two Critically Injured in Baseen as Car Hits Two Oncoming Bikes on Ghizer Road

    Two bikers have been critically injured after a car hit two…

  • Karakoram Highway (KKH) Remains Blocked at Multiple Locations

    Karakoram Highway (KKH) Remains Blocked at Multiple Locations

    After the devastating rainfall, Karakoram Highway (KKH) remains blocked at multiple…

  • PTA Bans Website of Bang-e-Sahar – A Leading Newspaper from Gilgit-Baltistan

    PTA Bans Website of Bang-e-Sahar – A Leading Newspaper from Gilgit-Baltistan

    In a strange move, Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has banned the…

  • 79 Countries That are Smaller Than Gilgit-Baltistan

    79 Countries That are Smaller Than Gilgit-Baltistan

    You might think of Gilgit-Baltistan as a small piece of land…

  • Man in Gilgit Returns 1 Million Lost Money to the Owner

    Man in Gilgit Returns 1 Million Lost Money to the Owner

    Abdul Hameed Khan, a resident of a small town in Yasin…