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Man killed in an unprecedented act of gun violence in Karimabad, Hunza

Man killed in an unprecedented act of gun violence in Karimabad, Hunza

KARIMABAD: In an unprecedented act of violence, a man was shot dead and another was injured after shots were fired on a parked car in Boronghsal area of Karimabad, Hunza. The deceased man has been identified as Habib, lecturer by profession, and a resident of Karimabad. The injured individual has been identified as Rahat Karim, also a resident of Karimabad. Rahat is reportedly in stable condition…

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Moorkhun Accident Exposes Failed Health Care System of Hunza District

Moorkhun Accident Exposes Failed Health Care System of Hunza District

Three Grade-9 students recently died after facing an accident and failing to get proper medical care in time. All three of the children died while they were being rushed to hospitals in Aliabad Hunza and Gilgit, because sub-division Gojal, where the tragic road accident took place, is deprived of the required health facilities. Year after year, dozens of lives are lost because people cannot…

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The Issue of Tourist Attitude in Hunza

The Issue of Tourist Attitude in Hunza

Sarosh Sultan With the recent rave party that took place in Hunza, several people have started debating on the nature of tourism in the area and the implications it holds for the local community. While there are very obvious and glaring concerns of a global pandemic claiming lives daily, exacerbated by the already abysmal health care structure present for the locals, and the never ending…

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Application filed for registration of FIR against organizers of rave party

Application filed for registration of FIR against organizers of rave party

GILGIT: An application for registration of FIR has been submitted to the Gulmit Police Station in sub-division Gojal, Hunza, after a controversial ‘rave’ party was organized in the region by a group of tourists. According to the application, the party chief organizer, identified as “Farhan Khan Bhatti”, and his companions engaged in using illicit drugs during the party, and also reportedly…

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Grade III student's eye damaged after angry teacher assaults the child

Grade III student’s eye damaged after angry teacher assaults the child

Reported by Altaf kumail SKARDU: A teacher reportedly threw a pencil/pen (a sharp object) at a Grade-III student, damaging his eye. Nazeer Hussain, son of Nisar Hussain, a third-grade student at Al-Qalam Public School, a private institution, is undergoing treatment at the CMH Skardu’s Intensive Care Unit after the assault. There are also allegations that the school administration did not provide…

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Initial investigation establishes ‘suicide’ of 12-years old as rape and murder

Initial investigation establishes ‘suicide’ of 12-years old as rape and murder

Reported by Karim Ranjha  Ishkoman: Initial investigation by Police has revealed that an incident that was dubbed as suicide was, in fact, a crime of rape and murder. A 12-years old resident of Kochdeh (Ishkoman Valley) was found dead inside a bathroom. Initially, the incident was reported as suicide. However, three days after the incident, the Ishkoman police has revealed that the minor girl…

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Suicide Orientation in Gigit-Baltistan: Overt and Covert Causes, and Combating Strategies

Suicide Orientation in Gigit-Baltistan: Overt and Covert Causes, and Combating Strategies

By Sharifullah Baig Faculty Member AKU-IED, PDCN For the last two decades the inclination towards committing suicide in Gilgit-Baltistan has significantly increased among the younger generation of the society. The incidents of suicide in different communities are frequently reported however, the unsuccessful attempts are camouflaged from reportage for various reasons. The addition of these…

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Expectations from the Elected and Selected Representatives of Kharmang

Expectations from the Elected and Selected Representatives of Kharmang

Wazir Khurram Ali Parvi Election of Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) was held in November of 2020, with Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) emerging as a relatively successful party. They joined hands with a large number of independent candidates (who joined PTI) to form a government. In district Kharmang, constituency GBLA-11, PTI contested the election in collaboration with Majlis Wadatul…

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The Water Crisis in Khaplu

The Water Crisis in Khaplu

By Waseem Wasti Khaplu, the headquarter city of District Ghanche,  is considered one of the finest tourist destinations because of its natural beauty and historical places. We do not need to present shreds of evidence or instances for the promulgation of its peace as the incumbent Prime Minister, Imran Khan once openly declared that Khaplu is the only place in the world where he could sleep…

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PRCS and GBRSP conduct community-based emergency response training

PRCS and GBRSP conduct community-based emergency response training

HUZNA: (PR) Pakistan Red Crescent Society Gilgit-Baltistan in collaboration with Gilgit-Baltistan Rural Support Programme (GBRSP) under the GLOF-II project has conduct two community based emergency training followed by mock-drill exercises in village Ghulkin and Hussaini of Gojal valley in Hunza district. The training was attended by representatives of local communities that was aimed at to train…

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Gilgit-Baltistan rattled by frightening rise in number of road accidents

Gilgit-Baltistan rattled by frightening rise in number of road accidents

Reported by Shah Alam Alimi GILGIT: Fear and anxiety has spread across Gilgit-Baltistan due to a sharp rise in the number of road accidents during the last couple of weeks. People are losing their lives almost every day in road accidents across Gilgit-Baltistan. While public debates about the causes is raging on social media, no immediate plan appears to be in place to address the issue…

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36 individuals included in Schedule IV, anti-terrorism watchlist, in Gilgit-Baltistan

ISLAMABAD: According to a recent, updated, list, a total of 36 people from Gilgit-Baltistan are included in the Schedule IV (anti-terrorism watchlist) of Pakistan. The 36 people include religious leaders, former and current legislators, as well as progressive and nationalist activists from many districts. Former member of Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly, Didar Ali, is part of the list.…

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Celebrating World Environment Day with a global conversation on Ecosystem Restoration for Quality of Life

Celebrating World Environment Day with a global conversation on Ecosystem Restoration for Quality of Life

ISLAMABAD: (PR) The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, the Ministry of Climate Change, Pakistan, World Habitat Awards and the United Nations Habitat Programme, co-organized an international virtual seminar on Ecosystem Restoration for Quality of Life. The seminar was attended by representatives from the Ministry of Climate Change, the United Nations, INGOs, Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) agencies…

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BREAKING: 17 members of a family feared drowned after coaster faces accident on the Karakoram Highway

BREAKING: 17 members of a family feared drowned after coaster faces accident on the Karakoram Highway

GILGIT: A woman has died while 17 members of the same family are feared drowned after a coaster fell into the Indus River near Pani Bagh area of Dasu in Kohistan. The coaster was reportedly traveling from Chilas to Rawalpindi. According to our Chilas-based senior reporter, Shahabuddin Ghauri, all the 17 passengers were from the same family belonging to  Thalpan, Chilas. The driver was…

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The Ismaili community launches “Saaf Khushaal Pakistan” cleanliness drive on World Environment Day

The Ismaili community launches “Saaf Khushaal Pakistan” cleanliness drive on World Environment Day

ISLAMABAD: (PR) The Ismaili Community in Pakistan, under the Ismaili CIVIC program, launched a cleanliness drive named “Saaf Khushaal Pakistan” (Clean, Prosperous Pakistan) on Saturday 5th June 2021 to mark the World Environment Day. A step towards protecting the environment, volunteers from the Ismaili community along with sister community members collected plastic, paper, junk, garbage, and…

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OEC releases fifth edition of flagship "Educure" Magazine

OEC releases fifth edition of flagship “Educure” Magazine

GILGIT: (PR) The Organization for Educational Change (OEC) has announce the launch of Educure Magazine’s Edition V. Educure magazine is the flagship project of the OEC and it has published 4 editions in past. This year’s edition aims to raise ‘Mental Health Awareness’ and pay homage to the commendable services of our ‘Organic Leaders’. This Magazine is compiled by students and it brings to…

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KIU poised to launch new monthly magazine, "The Karakoram"

KIU poised to launch new monthly magazine, “The Karakoram”

GILGIT: (PR) The Karakoram International University (KIU) is poised to launch its first official magazine, according to a Press Release received by Pamir Times. The statement issued by the university mentions that until very recently, “the beautiful and multicultural land of GB has lacked a potent communication outlet which is why the voices of its industrious people could never be heard beyond…