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Protestors to be charged under anti-terrorism laws: Pak on CPEC row
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington, Aug. 18 (ANI): Amid recent protests in Gilgit-Baltistan against crackdown by the Pakistani security forces, Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal has said that those protesting against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will be charged under anti-ter
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Pak internal situation may have led to them to consider talking to India o
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 16 (ANI): Defence expert Qamar Agha on Tuesday said Pakistan is under pressure and its decision to have talks on Kashmir is because of the rising tension in Balochistan and Gilgit Baltistan, as both look to India with hope.
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Gilgit-Baltistan based AAC calls for shutdown, demands CPEC rollback
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gilgit, Aug 16 (ANI): The Gilgit-Baltistan based Awami Action Committee (AAC) has called for an indefinite shutdown across the region, saying they will not be holding down their protest unless and until Pakistan withdraws its security forces and also rollbacks the China Pakistan Economic Cor
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India should intervene in Balochistan like it did in B'desh: Mehran M
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai/ Toronto, Aug. 15 (ANI): Hailing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for highlighting Islamabad's atrocities on Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Balochistan, Mehran Marri, the representative of Balochistan at the UNHRC and European Union, on Monday hoped New Delhi i
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In Gilgit, people take to streets against crackdown by Pakistani security
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gilgit City (Gilgit-Baltistan), Aug. 13 (ANI): Protesters have taken to the streets in the Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan region, a separate administrative unit in the northernmost administrative territory of Pakistan, against a crackdown by Pakistani security forces that saw incarcerati
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Asian Human Rights Commission accuses Pakistan of police excesses in Gilgi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug.11 (ANI): The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has accused Pakistan of encouraging police excesses and torture in the Gilgit-Baltistan region and called on the state to immediately ensure accountability and put in place a mechanism of checks and balances to prevent such in
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CPEC should benefit Gilgit-Baltistan, not be used to exploit resources, sa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Turin (Italy), Aug.9 (ANI): Describing the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as a major mega project having great potential benefit for the people of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Dr. Shabir Choudhry, a prominent leader of Kashmir, has cautioned that these benefits must reach the common man a
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Resentment mounts against growing Chinese presence in Gilgit, PoK
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gilgit/Geneva, Aug. 1(ANI): Anger is mounting high in Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmiri (PoK) over both Pakistan and China exploiting their resources in a reckless manner for selfish economic gain.
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Huge ecological imbalance plagues Gilgit-Baltistan region
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
By Paras Bisht
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