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Campus fury after killing exposes governance failures in Pakistan
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, invigilators had already handed out question papers in several rooms when an announcement ordered the exams to be cancelled. Staff moved swiftly to gather the papers back, while anxiety spread among students aware that protests were swelling at the main entr
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Pakistani labour rights ignored: Hydropower workers block Karakoram Highwa
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Protesters said that despite the government's notification fixing the monthly wage for 26 working days at Rs 40,000, they were still being underpaid and forced to wait months for their dues.
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Pakistan's failure deepens PoGB crisis as traders' protest paralyses China
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A high-powered committee led by Pakistan's Energy Minister failed to reach consensus on PoGB traders' demands for tax-free status and release of stuck consignments. Protests at Sost have entered 50 days, blocking the Karakoram Highway and halting trade with China, Dawn reported.
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Karakoram Highway shut amid Diamer-Basha dam compensation row
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The protest, reported by The Express Tribune, demands immediate and higher compensation for land acquired for the Diamer-Basha Dam project.
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Pakistan: Govt inaction turns Karakoram highway into protest hotspot
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The blockade has stranded hundreds of passengers, trucks, and traders, disrupting vital supplies to Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Prolonged PoGB sit-in disrupts Karakoram Highway, leaves travellers strand
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Hundreds of Chinese citizens, foreign tourists, and students remained stuck in Sost as demonstrators continued to block both entry and exit points of the Khunjerab Pass Immigration Office located on the Pakistan-China border on Tuesday for the second consecutive day, according to a report by
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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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