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PoK residents express outrage over harsh polices of Pakistani administrati
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], July 18 (ANI): Dozens of angry residents in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are blocking the region over Islamabad's harsh policies that are reportedly hurting the economic interest of locals.
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PoK: Gilgit Baltistan residents protest over awarding mining contracts to
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Gilgit Baltistan [PoK], July 7 (ANI): The local residents of Gilgit Baltistan staged a sit-in blocking the Karakoram Highway in Nasirabad, Hunza for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday to protest against the minerals department for permitting mining leases to an outsider company.
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Planning a trip to Ladakh? Add these must-visit places to your travel itin
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Nestled among the two of the world's mightiest mountain ranges-- the Great Himalayas and the Karakoram-- Ladakh is the Shangrilla on the earth. Lying at an altitude ranging from about 9,000 to 25,000 feet, the cold desert of Ladakh is undoubtedly a great su
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Force well-trained, always prepared to defend international borders in all
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): The outgoing Director-General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), that primarily guards 3,488 km long India-China borders ranging from Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Jachep La in Arunachal Pradesh, while referring to the safety of the borders stated tha
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South Korean climber feared dead after fall from Pak's Broad Peak
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 21 (ANI): A South Korean climber is feared dead on Pakistan's Karakoram range just days after climbing his last 14th 8000 metre-plus mountain.
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Protest erupts in Gilgit Baltistan over arson at Karakoram International U
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Gilgit-Baltistan [PoK] January 6 (ANI): A protest broke out in the Gilgit-Baltistan region -- illegally occupied by Pakistan -- on Wednesday over arson at Karakoram International University.
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Gilgit-Baltistan: Students to boycott elections over discontinuation of fe
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Gilgit-Baltistan [PoK], November 13 (ANI): Students of Karakoram University held a massive protest in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit on Thursday against the discontinuation of Prime Minister's Fee Reimbursement Scheme.
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Students' protest against fee hike enter third month in Gilgit Baltistan
Updated : 6 years, 4 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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Students of Karakoram University protest against fee hike
Updated : 6 years, 5 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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University students in Gilgit intensify protests against fee hike
Updated : 6 years, 5 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, 5 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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Lt Gen YK Joshi reviews Siachen sector amid Indo-Pak tensions
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 5 (ANI): Lieutenant General YK Joshi, General Officer Commanding Fire and Fury Corps, was briefed about the security situation in the Siachen sector which lies in the eastern Karakoram Range in the Himalayas.
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