Tag: Gilgit-Baltistan


  • Gilgit-Baltistan Celebrates 69th Independence Day

    Gilgit-Baltistan Celebrates 69th Independence Day

    Gilgit-Baltistan celebrated its 69th independence day on Tuesday, November 1, 2016.…

  • Gilgit-Baltistan Cultural Show Held at Karachi University During Student Week

    Gilgit-Baltistan Cultural Show Held at Karachi University During Student Week

    Students hailing from Gilgit-Baltistan organized a cultural show at Karachi University…

  • The Disparity Between Social and Natural Sciences

    The Disparity Between Social and Natural Sciences

    There is no debate that the collective conscious of people from…

  • Wahdat Eleven Wins Hunza Premier League 2016

    Wahdat Eleven Wins Hunza Premier League 2016

    Wahadat Eleven from Gilgit has emerged as the winner of Hunza…

  • Gilgit-Baltistan Celebrates Traditional Cap Day Despite Change in Date from Government

    Gilgit-Baltistan Celebrates Traditional Cap Day Despite Change in Date from Government

    The people of the Gilgit-Baltistan celebrated 1st September as Gilgit-Baltistan Traditional Cap…

  • Official Song for Shandur Polo Festival Released

    Official Song for Shandur Polo Festival Released

    The Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) released an official song for…

  • Fault in SCO Fiber-Optic Cripples Internet Across Gilgit-Baltistan

    Fault in SCO Fiber-Optic Cripples Internet Across Gilgit-Baltistan

    A fault in Special Communications Organization (SCO) optic-fiber has disconnected the…

  • 500KV Hydro Power Generator Installed at Community-run Power Station in Ahmedabad Hunza

    500KV Hydro Power Generator Installed at Community-run Power Station in Ahmedabad Hunza

    The Ahmedabad community in the Hunza valley has been generating its…

  • Centuries Old Chineer Festival Celebrated in Jamalabad, Gojal, Hunza

    Centuries Old Chineer Festival Celebrated in Jamalabad, Gojal, Hunza

    The festival of Chineer was celebrated with traditional zeal at Jamalabad…

  • 4 Toursits Including 2 Kids Dead at Babusar Pass in a Van Accident

    4 Toursits Including 2 Kids Dead at Babusar Pass in a Van Accident

    A family van has faced a fatal accident as a result…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 6 Members of Gilgit-Baltistan Council Disqualified by Election Tribunal

    6 Members of Gilgit-Baltistan Council Disqualified by Election Tribunal

    An election tribunal headed by Justice Mohammad Alam has declared the…

  • Sit-In Against Load-shedding in Aliabad Hunza

    Sit-In Against Load-shedding in Aliabad Hunza

    Businessmen and civil society participate in a sit-in against prolonged power…

  • Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan Inaugurates Expansion of Karimabad Road

    Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan Inaugurates Expansion of Karimabad Road

    Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan, the Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan, has inaugurated the…

  • Deosi Festival to be Held in July This Year

    Deosi Festival to be Held in July This Year

    The government of Gilgit-Baltistan has announced Deosai Festival for the year…

  • 27-Year Old Italian Alpinist Leonardo Comelli Dies While Skiing at Laila Peak

    27-Year Old Italian Alpinist Leonardo Comelli Dies While Skiing at Laila Peak

    On 9 June 2016, Leonardo Comelli lost his life while attempting…

  • Baba Jan to Serve 40 Years in Prison, Supreme Appellate Court maintains Decision

    Baba Jan to Serve 40 Years in Prison, Supreme Appellate Court maintains Decision

    The Supreme Appellate Court of Gilgit-Baltistan has maintained its decision on…

  • Days Before By-elections, GBLA-6 Candidates Attend “The Great Debate”

    Days Before By-elections, GBLA-6 Candidates Attend “The Great Debate”

    By-election candidates in the Hunza district of Gilgit-Baltistan attended “The Great…

  • Gilgit-Baltistan Announces Public Holiday on Monday 4 April

    Gilgit-Baltistan Announces Public Holiday on Monday 4 April

    Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan Mr. Hafeez ur Rehman has announced public…

  • 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…

  • 10 inspirational quotes of Aga Khan IV on his birthday

    10 inspirational quotes of Aga Khan IV on his birthday

    As millions of Ismaili Muslims around the globe are celebrating the…

  • Did India Just Strike Back or It’s Just a Glitchy Website?

    Did India Just Strike Back or It’s Just a Glitchy Website?

    A day after GB Hackers – an Anonymous hacker group from…

  • Anonymous Hacker Group Surfaces in Gilgit-Baltistan, Defaces Indian Website

    Anonymous Hacker Group Surfaces in Gilgit-Baltistan, Defaces Indian Website

    An Anonymous hacktivist group called “GB Hackers” has surfaced for the…

  • 5 Types of People You Will Come Across on Gilgit-Baltistan’s Independence Day

    5 Types of People You Will Come Across on Gilgit-Baltistan’s Independence Day

    Every year as 1st November approaches, there is a new debate…

  • Avalanche and Landsliding in Hunza Valley After Earthquake

    Avalanche and Landsliding in Hunza Valley After Earthquake

    Pakistan has seen yet another deadly earthquake only a decade after…

  • 5 Reasons Why You Should Cast Your Vote in G-B Elections

    5 Reasons Why You Should Cast Your Vote in G-B Elections

    The people of Gilgit-Baltistan will elect their representatives for Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly…