RAWALPINDI: A group of students and faculty members of University of Baltistan and other educational institutes of Gilgit Baltistan spent a day with the Army at Field Firing Range in Ghanche district of Skardu. The students witnessed fire power demonstration and also conducted fire of small arms and were shown various army weapons and equipment […]
Gilgit Baltistan
Tourism revives, 700,000 tourists visit Gilgit Baltistan since Eid-ul-Fitr
ISLAMABAD: Tourism comes back to scenic Gilgit Baltistan (GB) where so far up to 700,000 local and foreign tourists thronged during the ongoing summer season to enjoy its mesmerizing weather and eye-catching mountainous terrain. Gilgit-Baltistan’s Minister for Tourism, Sports, Culture, Archeology, and Youth Affairs Raja Nasir Ali Khan informed on Monday that the significant surge […]
FPCCI, GB Govt to organize an international investment conference
Chairman Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Qurban Ali Wednesday informed that FPCCI in collaboration with Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) government would organize an international investment conference on GB. Chairman FPCCI called on Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister (CM) Muhammad Khalid Khurshid at his office here. They discussed a wide range of issues, including the development […]
Nagar bypoll: GB chief minister succeeds in breaking Islamic Movement
In the next few days, Muhammad Baqir Sheikh will formally announce his joining the PTI at a press conference, after which Muhammad Baqir Sheikh will be made the Chief Minister’s Adviser or Special Assistant. According to sources, the PTI government of Gilgit-Baltistan, especially the Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, wants to win the Nagar by-election in […]
PIA launches Air Safari flights from Faisalabad to Skardu to promote tourism
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) operated the first flight from Faisalabad to Skardu in a bid to promote tourism in the country on Wednesday. The first flight left from Faisalabad airport with 129 passengers onboard. In line with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision to boost tourism, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on June 29 announced to operate […]
Avalanche in Naltar creates artificial lake, 4 missing
An avalanche in the Naltar Bala area on the outskirts of Gilgit has blocked the drain water, creating an artificial lake. Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority Director General Wali Khan while talking said that water has started leaking from the first block of the lake formed by the avalanche in the Naltar Bala area of Gilgit […]
Better facilities should be provided to foreign tourists: Khalid Khurshid
In the light of special orders of Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan, a camp office of Gilgit-Baltistan Tourism Department has been set up in Islamabad for the convenience and speedy implementation of facilities for domestic and foreign tourists and those associated with the tourism sector. Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan paid a […]
PM Khan inaugurates farmers convention in GB
During the Farmers Convention organized by the Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the stalls set up by the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council for exhibition. Products and other items manufactured by PARC were displayed in the exhibition. On the occasion, the prime minister lauded the role of PARC in […]
Corruption to be eliminated, projects to be given out on merit: Haji Abdul Hameed
Provincial Minister for Local Government Haji Abdul Hameed said that there was a lot of corruption in local governments and rural development (LG & RD) before. He said that after coming into power, he has made sure that corruption is completely eradicated from the system. He said that now schemes will be distributed on merit […]
Federal govt will provide its full support to GB: Imran Khan
Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid called on Prime Minister Imran Khan. On the occasion, Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid briefed the Prime Minister Imran Khan regarding the budget of Gilgit-Baltistan. He also briefed him about the steps being taken to make Gilgit-Baltistan an international tourist destination, health and education facilities, social security through Ehsaas program […]