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Gilgit Baltistan: Locals protest arrest of activist, say Pakistan misusing
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Residents launched a protest against the local administration in the Skardu district of Gilgit Baltistan over the arrest of Shabbir Mayyar, a prominent activist who was demanding the opening of Skardu-Kargil Road.
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Gilgit-Baltistan: Students' protest against KIU fee hike gets support from
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The protestors warned the administration against a 'civil disobedience movement' if they do not roll back on the fee hike decision.
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PoK: Women health workers protest seeking regularisation, timely payment o
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Working as health workers under the Maternal Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) Programme these women are surviving on merely a monthly remuneration of 8,000 Pakistani Rupees.
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Young doctors stage strike in Gilgit Baltistan over retirement age increas
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The main bone of contention is the government's decision to increase the retirement age for doctors to 65, a move the protesting doctors deem draconian and unjust.
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Gilgit Baltistan: NATCO employees protest over non-payment of salaries
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Thousands of NATCO employees took to the streets to protest against the local authorities and Islamabad’s illegal administration in the region.
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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor cooperation faces hurdles in energy, infr
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has faced significant challenges, as indicated by the difficulties both parties have encountered in strengthening their economic ties.
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Should be resolved between India, Pakistan: Eric Garcetti on US Ambassador
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
US Ambassdor to India Eric Garcetti on Tuesday said US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome's visit to Gilgit-Baltistan is a matter which should be "resolved between India and Pakistan, not by any third party uncluding the US."
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PoK: Students of Karakoram International University protest against massiv
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Students and their parents protested against the unreasonable fee hike at the Karakoram International University in Gilgit.
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PoK: Opposition leader questions US envoy’s visit to Gilgit Baltistan
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Opposition leader in Gilgit-Baltistan, Kazim Mesum has questioned the six-day visit of US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome and expressed concern over what he called his ‘mysterious activities’, Dawn News reported on Sunday.
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UKPNP chairman urges UN to take note of human rights violations in PoK, Gi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) president, Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, urged the United Nations to take note of violations that have been taking place in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan and ask Pakistan to uphold and guarantee all our fundamental human ri
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Minority Shias being massacred in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan: Kash
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Javed Ahmad Beigh, a prominent socio-political activist, has drawn attention to the dire human rights situation faced by Shias in Pakistan, particularly in the illegally occupied region of Gilgit Baltistan, where a significant Shia population resides.
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PoK: Gilgit-Baltistan civil servants protest 'discrimination'
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The discriminatory sections in the Rules of Business 2009 irritate government officials in Gilgit-Baltistan government Service, who went on strike on September 12 on the day of the caretaker prime minister's arrival to the territory, The News International reported.
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