HUNZA — A powerful flash flood struck the Gulmit Gojal area of Hunza on Wednesday, halting restoration efforts on the Karakoram Highway (KKH) and leaving thousands of people, including tourists, stranded once again. Rescue teams confirmed that surging waters from Juchar Nullah swept through the region, damaging roads, bridges, and critical infrastructure. This is the […]
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Is UAE biased against people from Hunza?
UAE has some sort of ban on Hunza among many other districts in Pakistan and Pakistanis are not OK with it. Imran Hunzai, a creative director, shared on Twitter on July 28 how eager his mother was to travel abroad for the first time to Dubai but that her visa had been repeatedly denied. […]
Keep toxicity out of Hunza: Rosie Gabrielle
As the summer season begins in Pakistan, people prefer to travel up north for a vacation. Hunza is one of the favourite spots of local tourists. However, as more and more people have access to these areas, they are destroying the land by littering. A recent music festival hosted in the region made the locals […]
Plastic-free Hunza
Sir: As we know the truth about Hunza that it’s one of the beautiful places in the world and peaceful town. Most of the foreigners love to travel towards Hunza. The whole world has stands against littering but in our beloved country, nobody is caring about it. Our northern areas are rapidly becoming garbage bins, […]
Gilgit Baltistan: the tale of a thirsty riverside village
Ali Shaikh has spent his entire life in the small village of Faizabad, previously known as Chilmish Das, but he has never seen such water shortage as of now. His village is facing drought-like situation these days despite the fact that it lies on the bank of the roaring River Hunza. https://www.facebook.com/DailyTimesPak/videos/1787449787976236/ “When I was […]
Operation underway to rescue British mountaineers stranded in Hunza valley
ISLAMABAD: Efforts are under way to rescue two British mountaineers stranded and bring back the body of one killed on Ultar Sar mountain as an avalanche hit their tent. An Austrian mountaineer was killed and two others injured after their tent was hit by an avalanche 5,900 metres up Ultar Sar mountain, located in Hunza valley, officials […]