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Flood cuts off Pakistan's Karakoram Highway as Sutlej river communities br
Updated : 7 months 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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Shisper glacier flood devastates PoGB, blocks Karakoram highway and isolat
Updated : 7 months 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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PoGB: Traders sit-in protest on Karakoram Highway enters fourth week, bloc
Updated : 7 months 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 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, 1 week 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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Traders in PoGB block China trade route for 23 days, demand end to ''illeg
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Traders in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan have blocked the Karakoram Highway for 23 days, halting trade with China. They demand removal of federal taxes, calling them illegal due to the region's disputed status. The protest has gained wide support and severely affected the local economy
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Over 4000 Students Participate in 'Aadi Perukku' Celebration at Dr MGR Jan
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 1: Over 4,000 students of Dr. MGR-Janaki Women's College celebrated Aadi Perukku, a Tamil festival observed on the eighteenth day of the Tamil month of Aadi to express gratitude for rivers. Donning half-sarees and sarees, students performed many tradition
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Traders detained as tax protest shuts down Pak-China border
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Traders in Gilgit-Baltistan protested against taxes at the Pakistan-China border, blocking the Karakoram Highway and closing Sost Dry Port. Authorities detained several traders as talks continued to resolve the situation, with tourists stranded and tensions rising between traders and the loc
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Pakistan reports three deaths from Congo virus
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The victim in Sindh has been identified as a 25-year-old fisherman from Ibrahim Hyderi, while fatalities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been reported from Karak and North Waziristan.
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PoGB: GB protesters block Karakoram Highway amid Khunjerab trade halt
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The protest, Dawn reported, was organised by the Pak-China Traders Action Committee -- a coalition that includes the Gilgit-Baltistan Importers and Exporters Association, the Nagar Chamber of Commerce, and several local trade bodies.
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People who cheated Bihar talking about social justice for sake of power: P
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the opposition over the issue of social justice, saying that the people who cheated Bihar the most are now talking about "social justice" for the sake of power.
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"Praan jaaye par vachan na jaaye": PM Modi says returned to Bihar after fu
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a public gathering in Bihar's Karakat said the people of Sasaram, know the customs of Lord Ram, 'Praan jaaye par vachan na jaaye'.
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