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Devastating flash floods kill dozens, PoGB Home Minister says region lacks
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Multiple regions were affected by cloudburst-induced flash floods, exacerbating the suffering of residents. The Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority (GBDMA) reported that a nine-year-old boy sadly lost his life in a landslide while returning home from summer grazing to his village,
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PoGB: Lawyers' strike in Diamer enters tenth month as judicial crisis deep
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Lawyers in the Diamer district of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) have sharply criticised the government for failing to address their longstanding demands, as their strike enters its tenth consecutive month. The prolonged protest has severely disrupted judicial proceedings and furt
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Protests erupt across PoGB as police, lawyers, and locals voice grievances
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The sit-in conducted by the PoGB police outside the Chief Minister's House has now reached its third day. The police are demonstrating to urge the authorities to raise their allowance in line with the budget for 2025-26. Officers from other districts, including those assigned to protect C
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Flood cuts off Pakistan's Karakoram Highway as Sutlej river communities br
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
A glacial lake outburst flood in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) severely damaged the Karakoram Highway (KKH) on Wednesday, stranding hundreds of tourists and travellers, while authorities in the Punjab Province issued evacuation orders for areas along the Sutlej River due to loomi
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UN urges Pakistan to boost disaster preparedness amid monsoon risks
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
UNOCHA has urged Pakistan to strengthen disaster risk strategies as heavy monsoon rains threaten floods, landslides, and glacial lake outburst floods in vulnerable regions, including Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan. The report highlights climate change, droughts, and past flood losses, st
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Shisper glacier flood devastates PoGB, blocks Karakoram highway and isolat
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Flooding from the Hunza Shisper Glacier in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan has blocked the Karakoram Highway, damaged homes, farmland, and infrastructure, and stranded travellers. Over 50 labourers narrowly escaped rising waters, while residents face shortages of essentials. Officials
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Seventeenth day of Hunza traders' sit-in brings cross-border movement to a
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The sit-in protest orchestrated by the Pak-China Traders' Alliance Action Committee has reached its 17th consecutive day, showing no indication of conclusion as traders remain resolute in their two-point demands. Political, social, and religious groups from all over Pakistan-occupied Gilgit
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Landslide and glacial floods kill 8 volunteers, ravage homes in PoGB
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Many others were injured and taken to nearby hospitals, where emergency services have been placed on high alert.
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PoGB: Traders sit-in protest on Karakoram Highway enters fourth week, bloc
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A sit-in on the Karakoram Highway has blocked trade between Pakistan and China for 22 days. Protesters demand tax exemptions and clearance of stuck goods in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan. The government's federal committee will meet to resolve the issue, but protesters won't end the str
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Glacial lake outburst floods devastate Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan,
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Climate change-driven disasters continue to batter Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) as a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) from the Shishper Glacier tore through Hassanabad Nullah, swept away part of the Karakoram Highway, and destroyed public and private properties.
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Protest on Karakoram Highway disrupts Pakistan-China trade for 20 days ove
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Protests on the Karakoram Highway have halted trade between Pakistan and China for 20 days, opposing taxation and customs delays in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB). Protesters demand tax exemptions and clearance of stuck goods, warning of escalation if their legal demands are not m
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Residents of PoGB appeal for urgent government relief after devastating fl
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Residents in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) are grappling with the aftermath of recent floods that have devastated homes, farmland, and essential infrastructure.
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