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PoGB residents express dissatisfaction as budget neglects local demands
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
People of the area have expressed dissatisfaction with the budget for Pakistan-Occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) that has neglected local demands in the allocations, Skardu TV, a local news source from PoGB, reported.
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Awami Action Committee criticises local budget over 'irregularities', term
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Awami Action Committee criticised the leasing of land to the Green Tourism Company. Ali raised the issue of government rest houses and acres of forest land in PoGB being leased to private companies in the Punjab Province and termed it "Green Terrorism."
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Locals protest in PoGB demanding completion of long-delayed development pr
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
People from various walks of life participated in the protest, including youth, women, children, and members of the business community. The demonstrators expressed their discontent, stating that despite raising concerns with responsible officials multiple times, they have only encountered em
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PoGB: Local leader exposes corruption and unemployment
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Kifayat Advocate highlighted the ongoing issues with the Tangir Hydropower Plant (THPP), noting that the tender amount for this low-end power project has been increasing rapidly.
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PoGB: Abandoned school project remains useless despite major investments
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The people of Daso village situated in the Shigar District in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) are currently facing a crisis as it lacks resources and basic amenities due to neglect and mismanagement of the district administration, Skardu TV a local news outlet from PoGB reported on
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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: 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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PoGB: Locals suffer due to severe water crisis in Skardu city
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Satpara Dam in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan, the sole source of water supply in Skardu, is now struggling to meet the city's needs due to climate change and neglect of the local administration, POGB local media reported.
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Protests erupt in PoGB after administration leases out governmental land f
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Hundreds of residents from Skardu in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) organised a major protest over the administration's recent decision to lease several government guest houses and forest land to private business owners from the Punjab Province, a local news outlet from PoGB, Skar
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Pak: PIA flight departs with parents, flies 600 km as son's body lies at a
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The parents of the deceased child, overwhelmed by shock and disbelief, fainted upon learning that their son's remains had been inadvertently left behind at Islamabad's airport, a realisation that struck with devastating force upon their arrival at Skardu airport.
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PoK: Gilgit-Baltistan faces medical, infrastructural crisis due to adminis
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Chunda village in the Skardu district of Gilgit Baltistan has a panoramic view of mountainsides and forests to die for. But the people are the ones who have to face the biggest drawback of the Pakistani administration's inability to build infrastructure for the locals, a report by Skardu
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Business community in Gilgit Baltistan organises protest against severe lo
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The lumberjacks of Skardu in Gilgit Baltistan on Thursday staged a protest against regular power cuts in the area.
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