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PoGB: Lawyers' bodies slam inclusion of Awami Action Committee leadership
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Several senior advocates belonging to the Bar Council of Pakistan Occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) announced the addition of Awami Action Committee (AAC) leadership to the Schedule Four list of the Anti-Terrorism Act
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Ongoing protests at PoGB border leave foreign nationals stranded
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The ongoing protest at Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan's (PoGB) Sost dry port is now creating problems for tourists who are trying to enter or leave the area through the customs office situated in Sost, Pamir Times, a local news outlet from PoGB, reported on Wednesday.
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PoGB: Former MLA calls for reforms amid traders' protest
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Former MLA of the Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan Assembly, Javed Hussain brought attention to administrative and social issues during a traders' protest in Sost village.
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PoGB traders continue protest, demand end to tax collection
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The border trade between Pakistan and China remains halted as traders have extended their sit-in protest into its fourth day, according to Pamir Times. Protesters in the Sost village of the upper Hunza region of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan are advocating for an end to tax collectio
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Cross-border traders hold sit-in against disregard of PoGB's court order o
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The protest was organised to demand proper implementation of the PoGB Chief Court's orders over taxes.
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Poor road infrastructure hampers tourism in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Balti
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Asif Gohar, a restaurant owner in the region, highlighted the severe impact of dilapidated roads, inadequate transportation, and poor network connectivity on tourism.
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Poor road condition sparks concerns among pilgrims in PoGB
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Hundreds of pilgrims have raised concerns about the poor condition of roads that lead to a pilgrimage site situated near the mountain peaks of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB).
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PoGB: Local leaders hold protest over rising electricity bills
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The general public expressed their anger by raising slogans against the local administration for remaining ignorant of the issues faced by the people of PoGB.
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Students protest against lack of teachers in Pakistan-Occupied Gilgit Balt
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Students in the Kargah Durmushko area of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan are protesting against the lack of teachers and poor educational infrastructure in their schools, which is hindering their education, a local news source from PoGB reported.
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Rampant corruption leaves local youth unemployed in PoGB
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Senior officials of the Public Works Department (PWD) in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) recently lambasted the local administration in a meeting concerning the rampant corruption and shady recruitment processes for government jobs and projects in the PoGB, a local news source from
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PoGB: Military-linked tourism initiative sparks local outcry
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Pakistan government has set up a new government-owned company tasked with developing tourism in Pakistan, but the new measure can potentially compromise the economic autonomy of the local population.
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PoGB leader highlights major issues faced by locals over taxation, corrupt
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Nawaz Khan Naji, a local leader from Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB), highlighted the various issues faced by the people of Gilgit Baltistan, suggesting crucial steps that must be initiated by the administration immediately.
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