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China strengthening military base in Gilgit Baltistan by constructing mega
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC/Glasgow [USA/UK], July 17 (ANI): As Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday kicked off construction work at the Chinese-backed Diamer Bhasha Dam in occupied Gilgit Baltistan, activists from the region strongly believes that Beijing is using military power to build the m
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Tourism industry in Gilgit Baltistan facing severe crisis amid COVID-19 ou
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hunza [Pakistan], July 16 (ANI): The tourism industry in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan has been facing severe crisis amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak as many people associated with it are fearing losing their jobs and businesses.
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Establish inquiry commission to probe human rights violations in PoK: Acti
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 16 (ANI): Activist Sajjad Raja on Thursday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to establish a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan and hold their perpetrators acco
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Protest held in London against China's expansionist policies
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 12 (ANI): Indian diaspora and a group of demonstrators led by displaced Muslims of Iranian origin demonstrated outside the Chinese embassy in London on Sunday to demand their rights.
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Pakistan government under pressure to review China Policy
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 4 (ANI): Pressure is mounting on the Pakistan government to review its China policy or risk the prospect of facing global isolation and condemnation along with China in the wake of China's clash with India in Eastern Ladakh.
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People of PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan stand with Indian Army in fight against Ch
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Glasgow, [UK], June 26 (ANI): A political activist from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), who is living in exile in Glasgow, has expressed his anger over Chinese aggression at the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh and pledged to support the Indian Army.
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China feels threatened by India's infra building in Ladakh, says Gilgit ac
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington, [US] June 19 (ANI): A political activist from Gilgit Baltistan has condemned Chinese aggression in Ladakh saying Beijing is feeling threatened by India's infrastructure projects in the Union Territory.
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Gilgit-Baltistan Agriculture Minister among 118 new COVID-19 deaths in Pak
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 19 (ANI): A total of 118 new COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Pakistan in the last 24 hours, including Agriculture Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan Janbaz Khan, a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader.
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Families of two Kashmiri youth in custody of Pak Army say they are not spi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bandipora (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 13 (ANI): The grieving families of two missing Kashmiri youth have asked Pakistan to immediately release them on humanitarian ground as they were not spies.
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People in Gilgit-Baltistan suffer amid COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Gilgit [PoK], June 4 (ANI): People in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan are facing severe threats in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak as lack of medical facilities and food shortages add to their woes.
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MQM chief Altaf Hussain urges Pentagon to cut military aid to Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 4 (ANI): Altaf Hussain, the founder and leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), has appealed to the US Pentagon to stop civilian and military aid to Pakistan in order to end misery, agony and sufferings of minority people of Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilg
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India expresses 'grave concern' over vandalism of ancient Buddhist rock ca
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): India on Wednesday expressed grave concern over reports of vandalism of ancient Buddhist rock carvings in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan region, saying the "egregious activity which displays contempt for the ancient civilisational and cultural heritage
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