Police open investigations into wall chalking in Skardu
Police has expanded its investigations into who is responsible for walking chalking against a particular sect in Skardu, officials said on Sunday. The wall chalking had sparked widespread protests in the town. All…
G-B institutes first-ever blasphemy case
GILGIT: Gilgit-Baltistan joined the league of the country’s other self-righteous areas after the region’s first-ever blasphemy case was registered against a man who allegedly passed “contemptuous comments against the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh)”….
A secular voice off !
The governor of Punjab Salman Taseer, biggest province of Pakistan was shot down by his own security guard today in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. Salman Taseer was under fire and severe criticism…
Losing Allies, Troubles for PPP government.
The decision of Altaf Hussain, London based party chief of MQM has stripped Pakistan People Party government in center and Sindh province. In meeting of Rabita Committee last night, Altaf Hussain has announced…
New governor: Sect trumps competence in Gilgit-Baltistan
GILGIT: The parliamentary committee of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has recommended that the new governor for Gilgit-Baltistan should belong to the Sunni Muslim sect, well-placed sources told The Express Tribune on Saturday. The debate…
G-B geological survey to find causes of tremors
GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan government has finally decided to conduct a complete geological survey of all those areas facing underground tremors, officials said on Monday. “A geological survey will be carried out soon in…
Relief Goods Politics rife in Chitral
CHITRAL –For a change, instead of the usual mudslinging and traditional leg pulling, some positive competitive relief goods politics is being seen in Chitral even after six months of the floods. Almost all…
Chitral valley being denuded of forests
CHITRAL, Dec 13: The inhabitants of Bumburate valley have demanded of the government to help stop the ruthless cutting of trees by contractors in the Acholga forest. Addressing a press conference here on…
Aisam visits flood affected areas in Gilgit-Baltistan
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, recently visited the north of Pakistan which, among other places, has been devastated by the floods.He flew by helicopter from Islamabad first to Hunza Nagar. After a meeting…
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