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Human rights advocate Senge Sering alleges systemic neglect in PoGB as res
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Sering said women in PoGB are increasingly coming forward to demand fundamental rights, including access to water, electricity and sanitation. Referring to a recent viral video from Gilgit city, he described how a woman protested against the absence of essential services in her locality....
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Traders' sit-down takes over PoGB amid anger over taxes, unemployment, fai
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A large sit-in protest by traders is ongoing throughout Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), bringing daily life in Gilgit city and its vicinity to a standstill.
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Outdated infrastructure and transformer failures worsen electricity shorta
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
With frequent power outages, outdated infrastructure, and a rapidly growing demand for electricity, communities across the region are facing significant challenges. A recent crisis has emerged from Cheetah Colony in Jutial, a key area near the FC Headquarters in Gilgit city, where residents
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PoGB residents protest against unannounced power outages, demand immediate
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The protesters, fed up with the government's inaction, blocked roads in parts of Gilgit City, demanding immediate and effective solutions to the persistent electricity crisis, as reported by local media outlet Markhor Times.
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Locals continue to await compensation for land contributed to PoGB's Gilgi
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Several locals of Gilgit City in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) organised a protest on Friday near the Gilgit airport raising their concerns over the non-issuance compensation for the land they had contributed for the construction of the Gilgit Airport in 1948, Pamir Times reporte
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PoGB administration's ignorance creates survival crisis for locals amid fl
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A severe flood-like situation in the Chilmishdas area of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan has unearthed the administration's ignorance towards infrastructural issues of the local people. A seasonal river that flows in the region is on the brink of destroying the local electricity supply li
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PoGB: Public contractors raise voices against rampant corruption
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Public contractors in Gilgit City protested outside the Public Works Department office in Pakistan-Occupied Gilgit Baltistan, alleging corrupt officials awarded tenders without following proper procedures.
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PoGB leaders express concern over wrongdoings of government in land leasin
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Opposition leaders in Gilgit City of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) this week organised a press conference raising their concerns over the wrongdoings of the ruling party and the matter of leasing guest houses and forest lands to private entities in PoGB
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POGB: Administration negligence in Gilgit-Shander expressway project impac
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A multifaced problem now encompasses the people of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan's (PoGB) Gilgit city, due to the negligence on the part of the administration and the construction contractors of the Gilgit-Shander Expressway project surrounded by a valley in the area.
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PoGB: Female teachers protest over unfilled vacancies in education departm
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Female school teachers from Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) held a protest outside the Chief Minister's Secretariat in Gilgit City on Friday and demanded the vacancies in the education department be filled, local PoGB news outlet reported.
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Traders in Gilgit-Baltistan city protest repeated incidents of burglary, u
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Traders in Gilgit city complained about the unlawful activities that were happening due to security lapse and irresponsible behaviour of the security agencies.
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PoK: Gilgit-Baltistan remains on standstill amid ongoing protests
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
People in groups of thousands are now marching from their villages to Gilgit City, intending to put up a united front against the central regime. The people who were previously protesting in their villages over their grievances are now marching towards Gilgit city while chanting slogans of "
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