Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Food Security Jamshed Iqbal Cheema inaugurated a project under which the Angora rabbit’s fur will be used to produce Angora wool. This wool will be used to produce shawls, which will consequently increase the production of wool products in Gilgit-Baltistan. The inauguration ceremony was held after the arrival […]
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GB police to add 3,500 new posts
Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan’s office has sent an official summary to the federal government for the approval of 3,500 new posts in the region’s police department. While addressing the annual police darbar at the Police Recruitment and Training Centre, Gilgit, on Wednesday he disclosed this information. The chief minister said that Rs14,400 will […]
Minister asks GB to establish seed technology according to its ecological requirements
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Fakhar Imam on Wednesday said that the federal government would provide certified wheat seed to Gilgit-Baltistan in order to enhance its local output for reducing reliance on the Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Service Corporation. Talking to Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid, who called on him, he said that […]
Tarin says ready to provide additional funds, asks GB to rationalize outflows
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Wednesday said that the federal government was ready to cooperate with the Gilgit-Baltistan government for the provision of additional funds during the next financial year. However, he said that the Gilgit-Baltistan government should also rationalize its expenditures as the federal government was also exercising strict […]
CPEC vis-à-vis GB
Sir: Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) shares the border with China and one of routes of mega project of CPEC also originates from GB. And being a part of the gigantic project of One Road One Belt, CPEC remains its major flagship because of its investment portfolio of $57 billion. In a view of CPEC vis-à-vis GB, with […]