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People in Gilgit Baltistan demand sealing border with China amid coronavir
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Gilgit [PoK], Feb 4 (ANI): The growing epidemic of Coronavirus has rung alarm bells across the world, including Gilgit Baltistan, a region under Pakistani occupation.
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Climate change due to deforestation worries people in Gilgit Baltistan
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Gilgit [PoK], Jan 21(ANI): The exploitation of natural resources by China and Pakistan that has affected the ecology and demography in Gilgit Baltistan remains a major concern for the local residents of the region.
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Students' protest against fee hike enter third month in Gilgit Baltistan
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Gilgit [PoK], Jan 11 (ANI): Hundreds of students of Karakoram International University in Gilgit Baltistan boycotted classes and blocked a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) route on the Karakorum Highway as protests against the government's decision to hike tuition fee entered its t
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PoK residents raise concerns over contaminated drinking water, sewage issu
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Gilgit [PoK], Jan 1 (ANI): Residents of Gilgit city in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have raised concerns over contaminated drinking water and over-spilling of sewage.
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5.3 magnitude quake hits PoK's Gilgit-Baltistan area
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Gilgit (PoK) Dec 31(ANI) : An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale struck near Gilgit-Baltistan area in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) at 5:19 pm (UTC) on Monday.
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Employment crisis in PoK compels youths to travel abroad illegally in sear
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Gilgit [PoK], Dec 30 (ANI): Unemployment crisis in parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have compelled youths to cross the border and travel illegally abroad in search of more job opportunities.
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Students of Karakoram University protest against fee hike
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Gilgit [PoK], Dec 23 (ANI): Hundreds of students of Karakoram International University in Gilgit-Baltistan are out on the streets demanding the roll-back of government's decision to hike fees.
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Lawyers protest against new employment bill in PoK
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Gilgit [PoK], Dec 20 (ANI): Lawyers took to the streets in Gilgit city on Friday to protest against a controversial bill that allows relatives of the assembly members to assume jobs in the courts.
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Pak govt trying to 'illegally merge' PoK with Punjab province, says activi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], Dec 17 (ANI): An activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) hit out at Pakistan for its aim to alter the status of PoK and Gilgit Baltistan, saying Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government has been trying to "illegally merge" the region with the Punjab province. Read More
Protests demanding release of Baba Jan resurface in Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Dec 10 (ANI): Students from Gilgit Baltistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) joined a students' protest in Lahore to demand the immediate release of political activists, including Baba Jan and his accomplices, who have been imprisoned for the past nine years.
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University students in Gilgit intensify protests against fee hike
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Gilgit [PoK], Dec 5 (ANI): In a recent turn of events, students of the Karakoram International University in Gilgit-Baltistan are protesting due to the sudden hike in fees.
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Youth of Karakoram University stage protest against Pak, demand more varsi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Gilgit (PoK), Dec 3 (ANI): Students of Karakoram International University in Gilgit held protests against Islamabad, accusing the establishment of systematically depriving them of seeking higher education.
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