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PoK: Pakistan only made cosmetic reforms in name of political empowerment
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In the name of political empowerment, successive Pakistani governments have only given cosmetic reforms to the region. It is the Prime Minister-led Gilgit Baltistan council and not the GB Legislative Assembly that exercises de facto control over the region.
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Pakistan: People in Gilgit-Baltistan protest in streets, demand wheat flou
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
This comes as Pakistan faces an economic crisis. Citizens hit by floods and the country's food crisis have long remained silent witnesses to the failure of leadership at all levels.
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Gilgit-Baltistan reels under the mismanagement by Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Gilgit-Baltistan is currently in a serious financial crisis and seeking the release of funds from the federal government.
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Gilgit-Baltistan faces financial crisis, seeks funds from Pakistan's Govt
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a press release, the governor requested the federal minister to release funds for PSDP projects and annual grants of the GB government. Sources told Dawn that the federal government had not released the annual financial development grant of the GB as the region depends on the fi
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Pakistan: Foreign adventurers cannot visit Gilgit-Baltistan amid political
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the GB tourism department, no foreign expedition or trekking group has been issued a permit this winter season, which usually lasts from November to February.
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UKPNP spokesperson meets Canadian MP, discuss human rights situation, grow
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Additionally, it could make it difficult to accurately measure the size and demographic makeup of the population of Kashmir origin and heritage living in Pakistan, which could have implications for government policies and equitable resource allocation for Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.
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Gilgit-Baltistan protestors demand unification with India: Islam Khabar
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
All Pakistan provinces except Punjab have some time in the past, wanted to get separated from Pakistan. None have, however, desired to go with India. Gilgit-Baltistan has now demanded to get united with India.
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Protests against inflation, food shortage intensify across PoK, Gilgit Bal
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
People from all walks of life in nearly all parts of the occupied regions blocked highways and burnt tyres to express their resentment against the government.
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Widespread protests in Pakistan as government remains ignorant of people's
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Pakistan government remains ignorant of the issues faced by its people who are holding widespread protests, according to a report in Asian Lite.
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Pak: Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan advised to maintain availabilit
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Over 45 children and teenagers lost their lives due to diphtheria across Pakistan in 2022 while hundreds of suspected cases have been reported from Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan, officials say, The News International reported.
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Protests in Gilgit Baltistan PoK rage over myriad issues
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The locals and traders of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) are holding protests against heavy taxation laws, illegal land occupation, and load shedding imposed by the regime in the province, Pakistan's vernacular media outlet Baad-e-Shimal reported.
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Gilgit-Baltistan Apex Committee decides to enhance security of Chinese cit
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The committee also decided to develop a comprehensive communication strategy to counter misinformation and disinformation in the media that might lead to a law and order situation.
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