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PoGB: Abandoned construction projects remain a testament to poor infrastru
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The construction of this bridge began two years ago but was abruptly halted, leaving it unusable due to the lack of a connecting road. Despite being incomplete, locals have been forced to use it for transit.
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PoGB: Darel Valley cut off after flash floods damage road connectivity
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A sudden flash flood has wreaked havoc on Darel valley in Pakistan occupied Gilgit Baltistan, devastating the road infrastructure and causing extensive damage to both public and private properties.
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Students launch protests against poor education infrastructure in PoGB
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Students belonging to the Karakoram International University's (KIU) Hunza Campus of Pakistan Occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) on Saturday launched a protest showing their dissent over the alleged closure of the only educational institution.
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PoGB administration leases properties to the military subsidiary at questi
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
According to a report from the Kabul-based online news agency Khaama Press, the rental rates are set at Rs 7 lakh per month for 20 buildings from the Communication and Works Department and Rs 1.35 lakh monthly for 17 properties spanning 450 acres from the Forest Department.
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Residents of Pak-occupied Gilgit Baltistan protest against land mafia acti
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
This endangers legitimate owners and inhabitants, subjecting them to eviction and property loss. A recent protest outside the Gilgit Press Club shed light on encroachments on grazing lands in the upper Astore area.
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PoGB: Religious leader voices support for people demanding land, water own
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafri, a religious leader from Pakistan expressed his support to the people of Pakistan-occupied-Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB), demanding the ownership of land and water resources in the region.
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Children's uprising exposes lack of teachers, basic amenities in PoGB scho
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The heart of the issue lies in the chronic shortage of competent educators and frequent transfers that disrupt continuity in learning. These grievances have compelled both teachers and students to brave harsh weather conditions to register their dissent.
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PoJK, PoGB diaspora organises protest outside Pakistan consulate, demands
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The diaspora belonging to the Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) living overseas on Wednesday organized a protest outside the consulate of Pakistan in England.
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Families near River Gilgit suffer from climate change, live in haunting me
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The victims of those floods have still not received any compensation or houses from the PoGB administration. One of the victims who had lost his house in the 2022 floods stated, "I was here when the floods came. And I saw it from my own eyes when the water destroyed our homes."
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POGB customs office in Hunza lacks basic facilities despite major revenue
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The place, despite being a major customs office handled by the government and a major source of tourism-related income for POGB, lacks basic facilities that are crucial for the incoming tourists.
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PoGB residents demand immediate action on worsening infrastructure, road m
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The residents of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) have expressed deep frustration with the worsening infrastructure and substandard road conditions in the region.
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PoGB leaders express concern over wrongdoings of government in land leasin
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Opposition leaders in Gilgit City of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) this week organised a press conference raising their concerns over the wrongdoings of the ruling party and the matter of leasing guest houses and forest lands to private entities in PoGB
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