The closure of major roads in Gilgit Baltistan (GB) following recent snowfall and landslides has significantly reduced the movement of daily travellers, tourists, and supply goods.
Overcrowded and poor school infrastructure in Gilgit Baltistan is depriving students of basic education, moreover as the new session starts, middle and senior secondary classes students are facing problems regarding their admissions.
Several areas like Hopar in the Gilgit Baltistan now face severe snowfall causing hindrances in day to day activities in the life of locals, making daily tasks too difficult. The ongoing snowfall has also resulted in landslides causing problems for the movement of traffic.
The Provincial President of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Amjad Hussain Advocate, while addressing a press conference at the Gilgit Press Club in Gilgit Baltistan, highlighted the various wrongdoings of the provincial government.
A group of teachers and students from Gilgit Baltistan (GB) in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) organised massive protests against the deteriorating educational infrastructure in the region.
Pakistan Peoples Party Provincial President and member of the assembly, Amjad Hussain, accused the Gilgit Baltistan government in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) of neglecting the party's concerns and gave a 10-day ultimatum for their concerns to be resolved.
Leader of the opposition Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM), Kazim Maisam, highlighted that the government of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir do not have money to buy medicine, but preparations are being made to appoint special coordinators, stressing that it will be a "mistake,"
Several leaders of UKPNP, like Exiled Chairman Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, Spokesperson Sardar Nasir Aziz Khan, Secretary Foreign Affairs Committee Jamil Maqsood, and other key members have expressed their strong condemnation regarding the arrest of Ahmed.
Kashmiri added "We call upon Pakistan to respect international norms, implement UN resolutions, and empower local authorities in POK and GB. The people of these regions deserve to exercise their rights without undue restrictions or interference."
Residents of Gilgit-Baltistan have initiated a boycott campaign against the military-run telecommunications company for the substandard services being provided and demanded improved connectivity and reliability.
The forest fire has been spreading over large areas and remains unattended, turning hundreds of tonnes of priceless olive wood into ash creating smoke.
In an online interview with ANI, Mirza detailed the planned protests on the 'Day of Resistance,' which include sit-ins, political rallies, and demonstrations to express public discontent over high electricity taxes and the revocation of wheat and flour subsidies.