Posts Tagged ‘Gilgit’

Cabinet okays TFC plan for circular debt

ISLAMABAD – Chairing a meeting on Wednesday, Prime Minster Yousuf Raza Gilani took the cabinet and coalition partners into confidence on by-polls and the 20th Amendment Bill that will be tabled in the National Assembly during the current session.Sources close to the development told this scribe that Minister for Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Manzoor Wattoo briefed the prime minister on his …

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Terrorists from Gilgit, Chitral behind Karachi unrest: Malik

Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that neither Sunni nor Shia are involved in recent violence in Karachi instead it is a conspiracy to destabilize Pakistan. Talking to media on Wednesday, Malik said that the terrorists belonging to Chitral, Gilgit and adjacent areas were involved in the Karachi unrest.

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Diamer-Bhasha Dam: `Corruption` in compensation being probed

GILGIT, Jan 30: A two-member inquiry team headed by home secretary Gilgit-Baltistan is investigating alleged corruption in distribution of land compensation among landowners to be affected by the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam

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Maulana Fazlullah’s ‘Death Squad’ involved in Karachi target killing: Malik

Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that fugitive militant commander Maulana Fazlullah was sending terrorists from Gilgit to Karachi for targeted killing. The minister told media on Saturday that a group identified as Death Squad was involved in sectarian killing in Karachi and the law enforcement agencies were about to arrest the killers. “Neither any Sunni nor Shia is involved …

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Tributes paid to GB people

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LAHORE – Leaders of APML while paying rich tributes to the valour people of Gilgit Baltistan said that they waged a courageous struggle against the tyranny of ‘Dogra Dynasty’ to made their homeland part of Pakistan.
Chaudhary Shahbaz Hussain, chief coordinator APML, Fawad Chaudhary, general secretary…

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Indian media all praise for Kayani

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NEW DELHI (Agencies) – Indian print and electronic media has projected positively the immediate release of an Indian military helicopter with four military personnel on board which strayed into Pakistani air space in the Skardu region of Gilgit-Baltistan due to bad weather.
The occupants of the helicopter consisted of one…

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Parliament should complete tenure for political stability: Gilani

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Parliament should complete its tenure whether we are in the government or not, said Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani while addressing a public meeting after unveiling the commencement of the Diamir-Basha Dam, 35 KM downstream of Chilas district, Gilgit/Bilstan.
The Prime Minister said that the opponents were obsessed with…

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Over Rs 482m GB Council budget approved

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ISLAMABAD – Gilgit-Baltistan Council, which met here at the Prime Minister House Friday under the leadership of Premier Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in his capacity as Chairman of GB Council, unanimously approved the budget of GB Council for the period of 2011-12.
The budget estimates consist of Rs 482.665 million…

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Govt committed to socio-economic development of GB: Gilani

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Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Friday said socio-economic development of Gilgit-Baltistan was a priority of the government and an amount of Rs 52.3 Billion has been earmarked in the ADP for 563 schemes. The Prime Minister who is also the Chairman of Gilgit-Baltistan Council addressing the second Budget Session…

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Rs8352m AJK Council budget unveiled

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ISLAMABAD (APP) – Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Mian Manzoor Wattoo presented the AJ&K Council’s Budget estimates of Rs 8352.234m for the year 2011-12 and revised estimates of Rs 8632.065m for the year 2010-11. Receipt target of Rs 6192m was proposed for third budget of AJ&K Council…

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Revenue official, relative shot dead in Gilgit

GILGIT, Aug 29: Unidentified motorcyclists shot dead a revenue official and his relative in Gilgit in broad daylight on Monday. The double murder, which occurred near NLI Market at about 4.45pm, shocked the residents and led to closure of markets. Police officials identified the victim as Mr Salim who was posted at assistant commissioner`s office [...]

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At least 63 die in Kohistan village hit by flash floods

GILGIT/MANSEHRA: Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept through an entire village in the Kandia valley of the Kohistan district on Thursday morning. According to local police officials and villagers, at least 63 people, 28 children, 17 women and 18 men, were killed. Some TV channel reported up to 80 fatalities. But District Coordination [...]

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MQM decides to rejoin the government

KARACHI: The MQM has once again decide to rejoin the government. They have decided to rejoin in Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kahmir, Sindh and at the federal level as well. The MQM Rabita Committee in London and Pakistan held an emergency session in the afternoon in which the current situation in the country was reviewed. At the [...]

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Two killed, 5 hurt during protest in GB

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A: At least two affected people of Attabad’s landslide incident were killed and five others hurt as police opened fire on protesters here on Thursday. The people were peacefully protesting during Gilgit Baltistan Chief Minister’s visit, but police acted violently. Promises that the government had made to the affected people…

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North by Northwest

Gilgit-Baltistan is the northernmost province within Pakistan. It covers an area of 72,971 km² and is highly mountainous. It has an estimated population approaching 1,000,000. Its administrative center is the city of Gilgit (population 216,760). The territory became a single administrative unit in 1970 under the name Northern Areas and was formed by the amalgamation [...]

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Landslide destroys 80 houses in Gilgit

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RAWALPINDI (APP) – A landslide hit the village Talis having 500 houses with a population of 5,000 people in District Ghanche in Gilgit-Baltistan. As a result of landslide, 80 houses were completely destroyed whereas 50 houses were damaged, but these are not livable, ISPR reported here on Sunday.
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Hussain Asghar to remain in GB, says Mehdi Shah

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Chief Minister Gilgit Baltistan Mehdi Shah said on Saturday that we respect the decisions of Supreme court however, Hussain Asghar will remain in Gilgit Baltistan until an alternative name is provided.
According to a private TV channel CM Gilgit Baltistan Syed Mehdi Shah met Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani…

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