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Severe water shortage exposes administrative failures in Pakistan-occupied
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
The situation has triggered protests, particularly led by women, highlighting what locals describe as deep administrative negligence and governance failure. For several days, taps across multiple neighbourhoods in Gilgit have remained dry. The crisis has been attributed primarily to limited
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Pakistan's administrative apathy sparks public protests in PoGB
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Public frustration spilled onto the streets of Gilgit as women and students staged separate protests, highlighting what residents described as chronic governance failures in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB). The demonstrations were triggered by prolonged electricity load-shedding an
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Kashmir Solidarity Day a "symbol of hypocrisy," says Senge Sering
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
President of the Institute for Gilgit Baltistan Studies (IGBS), Washington DC, Senge Sering, has strongly criticised Pakistan's observance of Kashmir Solidarity Day on February 5, declaring it a "Kashmir Hypocrisy Day" and accusing Islamabad of ignoring alleged human rights violations in ter
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Residents protest prolonged power outages in Pakistan-Occupied Gilgit Balt
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Residents of Ghizer district in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) recently staged a protest against prolonged electricity outages, alleging discriminatory and unequal distribution of power by the authorities.
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Caretaker cabinet row sparks youth-led protests across PoGB
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Protests erupted across Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan against the caretaker government's composition, with youth groups, opposition parties and civil society alleging lack of neutrality ahead of elections. Demonstrators criticised politically affiliated appointments, staged sit-ins, and
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PoGB: Prolonged internet, mobile network outages disrupt daily life in Jug
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Residents of Juglot and adjoining areas in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) have raised serious concerns over prolonged mobile network and internet outages, saying the disruption has severely affected daily life, businesses, education, and emergency communication, according to a WTV
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Public distrust grows over interim setup in PoGB ahead of 2026 assembly el
Updated : 3 months ago IST
With Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) preparing for its upcoming assembly elections, public anger and political distrust are steadily intensifying over the formation of a new interim setup, which many residents fear is already compromised even before assuming office.
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Pakistan records 25% spike in gender crimes in 2025, majority occur inside
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
This report has been compiled based on data obtained from 81 national newspapers across all four provinces, the Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB).
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UKPNP denounces move to merge PoJK and PoGB into Pakistan, calls it "illeg
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
UKPNP spokesperson Sardar Nasir Aziz Khan opposed any move to merge Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) or Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) into Pakistan, calling it illegal. He urged unity among Kashmiris against "occupation and injustice" and appealed to the UN to ensure fr
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Pakistan's hidden occupation: PoGB left voiceless under Islamabad's cont
Updated : 5 months ago IST
On the sidelines of the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), in an exclusive interview with ANI, political activist from Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB), Sherbaz Khan has accused Pakistan of exploiting the region's disputed status while denying its peopl
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Pak: Traders in PoGB continue sit-in despite conditional tax exemptions
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Traders in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) vowed to continue their sit-in at Sost Dry Port despite a government deal capping tax exemptions at PKR 4 billion. Leader Javed Hussain told Dawn the settlement ignored PoGB's constitutional exemption, warning traders may adopt a "Plan C"
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Corruption, mismanagement deepen PoGB's suffering under Pakistan
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Technical education, especially for the region's youth, who make up 70% of the population, is severely lacking. He stated the absence of a medical college, a functioning cardiac centre, and insufficient dialysis and cancer treatment facilities, describing the health infrastructure as inadequ
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