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Gilgit-Baltistan, PoK turning into epicentre of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington (US), April 12 (ANI): Gilgit Baltistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (POK) are fast turning into the epicentre of COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan as Islamabad has turned a blind eye to the suffering of the people in these territories.
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Pakistan using COVID-19 quarantine excuse to lock up anti-establishment la
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Astor (Gilgit) [Paskistan], April 12 (ANI): The Pakistan government and its intelligence agency, the Inter-State Intelligence (ISI), are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to lock up anti-establishment lawyers in the region justifying it as "quarantine".
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COVID-19 cases in Gilgit surge as Pak sends Iran-returned pilgrims to the
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], April 12 (ANI): There is a surge in COVID-19 positive cases in Gilgit Baltistan (GB) as Pakistan has sent Iran returned pilgrims infected with the virus to the area, according to a senior Gilgit activist.
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PoK, Gilgit Baltistan unprepared to handle COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington/London (US/UK), April 11 (ANI): Lack of coronavirus testing laboratories, medical staff, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan are causes of major concern, say political activists even as the pandemic is set to flare u
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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Pak unleashes new atrocities on people of PoK, Gil
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kotli [PoK], April 10 (ANI): Pakistani agencies have unleashed new atrocities on the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan when the world's attention is on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pakistan govt. discriminating against Gilgit-Baltistan in its fight agains
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Gilgit, [PoK] April 7 (ANI): A senior minister in Gilgit Baltistan government has accused Islamabad of not providing monetary aid and the required healthcare equipment to deal with COVID-19 in the occupied region.
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Journalists protest against police barbarity in Gilgit amid COVID-19 outbr
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Gilgit Baltistan [PoK], Apr 06 (ANI): Journalists and media personnel hit the streets of Pakistan occupied Kashmir's Gilgit Baltistan to protest against police forces.
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Pakistan mulling massive army deployment in Gilgit Baltistan at COVID-19 p
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Glasgow, [UK], Apr 06 (ANI): A human rights activist has said that the Pakistan Army is considering a massive deployment of troops in the illegally-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (GB).
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SAARC countries must follow India lock-down model to fight COVID-19, says
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Mar 31 (ANI): A political activist from Gilgit Baltistan has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for quick and stringent initiative to fight coronavirus pandemic and has asked SAARC countries to follow the same.
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Amid COVID-19 outbreak, CPEC project should be halted: European think tank
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], (ANI) March 27 (ANI): Experts believe that amid a health crisis triggered by the rapidly spreading coronavirus, it is more important to focus on containing the infection rather than continuing with the development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which
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COVID-19: PoK and Gilgit Baltistan asks for travel ban from Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad/Gilgit [PoK], Mar 27 (ANI): Fearing an outbreak of COVID-19 in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan, the local authorities and residents have demanded strict restrictions for any traffic movement from Pakistan into the region.
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Pakistan Army forcibly moving COVID-19 positive patients to POK and Gilgit
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Mirpur [PoK], Mar 26 (ANI): Amid strong protests by locals, the Pakistan Army has started to move COVID-19 positive patients from Punjab province to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan - the two most marginalised areas under Pakistani occupation.
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