GB appellate court expresses frustration at absence of cellular network on Karakoram Highway By: Web Desk on July 2, 2021A division bench comprising Chief Justice Supreme Court Gilgit-Baltistan Justice Syed Arshad Hussain Shah and senior judge Justice Wazir Shakeel Ahmed heard 30 cases, decided on three cases and issued notices in 27 cases. During the hearing of the suo motu notice case on non-availability of mobile signals on Karakoram Highway, a senior member of […]
PPP announces to block GB for unequal distribution of funds By: Web Desk on July 2, 2021Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Baltistan has announced to block the entire Baltistan due to the opposition not receiving funds equal to those in the government. This was announced by PPP leaders during an important press conference at Skardu Press Club. Member assembly and senior politician Imran Nadeem, PPP Skardu President Wazir Waqar Ali, People’s Forum […]
GB traders’ shops to be sealed if owners unvaccinated by July 10 By: Web Desk on July 1, 2021District administration of Skardu has given a deadline till July 10 for traders to vaccinate. Shops of traders who have not been vaccinated will be sealed after July 10. The administration has warned all traders to vaccinate before the given deadline or else action will be taken. The District Health Officer Mubashar Hassan stated that […]
Festivals postponed due to coronavirus, salaries subject to vaccination certificate By: Web Desk on June 29, 2021It has been decided to start a home vaccination campaign in Gilgit-Baltistan due to increasing cases of coronavirus while schools in Gilgit-Baltistan are being closed from July 1. These decisions were taken at a high level meeting. Talking on the sidelines of the meeting on the rising number of cases of the virus, he said […]
Tourists barred from entering GB without vaccination certificate By: Web Desk on June 29, 2021Administrator Municipal Corporation Gilgit Capt (retd) Osama Majeed Cheema has banned tourists from entering the city without Coronavirus vaccination certificate. Local and non-local tourists will have to bring a vaccination certificate to enter the city. He said in a statement issued to the media on Monday that hotel owners in the municipal limits would have […]
Chief Justice GB Justice Malik Haq Nawaz visits Nagar and Hunza By: Web Desk on June 28, 2021Chief Justice Gilgit-Baltistan Justice Malik Haq Nawaz visited Nagar and Hunza. On this occasion, Additional Sessions Judge Amna Zameer, Civil Judges, Deputy Commissioners, SPs and lawyers, along with a salute from a police contingent gave a hearty welcome to Chief Justice Malik Haq Nawaz. The chief justice visited the record rooms including the sub-offices of […]
Factions formed in PTI GB wing, governor accused of controlling all matters By: Web Desk on June 28, 2021The differences in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Baltistan wing have become serious due to which the real workers of the party are suffering from mental anguish. The party had been suffering from internal differences for a long time but now they have come to the forefront. The pro-governor workers had almost succeeded in capturing the party […]
IT Minister for provision of quality cellular services in AJK, GB By: APP on June 24, 2021ISLAMABAD: Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque Thursday congratulated the masses of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB) on the completion of the process of cellular license renewal. Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has renewed the licenses of Telenor Pakistan, Ufone, and Jazz for 15 years to operate in AJK […]
GB health department sends 18 employees back to Nagar By: Web Desk on June 24, 2021The protest of the people of Nagar came to fruition. The health department sent back to Nagar 18 employees who were performing their duties at their favorite stations in other districts after receiving salaries from the hospitals of Nagar. According to the notification signed by Dr. Shakeel, Director, Gilgit Health Department, 18 employees up to […]
Federal government releases Rs 3 bn in grant-in-aid for Gilgit-Baltistan By: Web Desk on June 24, 2021The federal government released Rs 3 billion in grant-in-aid for Gilgit-Baltistan. A letter issued by the Federal Ministry of Finance to the Deputy Accountant General of Pakistan said that Rs 3 billion has been released to the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan in the form of grant-in-aid for the financial year 2020-21. It may be recalled that […]