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    Gilgit Administration Imposes Fuel Rationing Amid Supply Disruptions, Warns Against Hoarding and Illegal Transportation

    GILGIT: The district administration of Gilgit has issued an emergency directive regulating the distribution and use of petroleum products after…
    7 days ago

    Gilgit-Baltistan Unrest: 13 Dead, Curfew Imposed, Army Deployed After Violent Protests Over Assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader

    At least 13 people were killed and UN offices set ablaze as violent protests over the assassination of Iran's Supreme…
    7 days ago

    โ€œWe Will Not Bury the Deceased Untill Our Demands Are Met”: Agha Rahat

    GILGIT: The burial of those killed in the recent violence in Gilgit-Baltistan will remain suspended until the authorities formally accept…
    1 week ago

    Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei Assassinated in Joint U.S.โ€“Israeli Strike

    ISLAMABAD: The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has been martyred following an attack in Tehran early…
    4 weeks ago

    IED Targets FWO Vehicle on Tangirโ€“Bushidas Road; One Civilian Martyred, Two Militants Killed

    GILGIT: An improvised explosive device (IED) targeted a vehicle of the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) on the Tangirโ€“Bushidas Road during…
    January 26, 2026

    After the Earthquake, Chipursan Waits in the Cold

    When the 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Chipursan Valley, high in Pakistanโ€™s Gilgit-Baltistan region, it was not only houses that collapsed.…
    January 22, 2026

    Chipursan Valley: The People, Landscape, and Devastation of a 5.8-Magnitude Earthquake

    Chipursan Valley is a narrow stretch of land located in the Gojal Sub-Division of District Hunza in Pakistanโ€™s Gilgit-Baltistan region.…
    January 19, 2026

    One Killed, Three Injured as 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Gilgit-Baltistan, Hitting Hunza and Ghizer Hardest

    Fear and devastation gripped parts of Gilgit-Baltistan as a 5.8-magnitude earthquake killed one person, injured three, and triggered landslides in…
    January 18, 2026

    Princess Zahra Aga Khan Appointed First Pro-Chancellor as Aga Khan University Celebrates 461 Graduates

    KARACHI: The Aga Khan University graduated 461 students from 18 degree programmes at its 38th Convocation in Pakistan and formally…
    January 13, 2026

    Suicide Cases Persist in Gilgit-Baltistan; 40 Lives Lost in 2025

    Gilgit: The troubling pattern of suicides in Gilgit-Baltistan persisted in 2025, with 40 people losing their lives during the year,…

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      Smart Tourism in Northern Pakistan: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Tourism Development

      By Maria Sultan Northern Pakistan, particularly the mountainous regions of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral, has witnessed a remarkable rise in tourism…
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      Between Margin and Mainstream

      As Gilgit-Baltistan stands at the crossroads, the forthcoming elections serve as a political prodigy, a critical referendum on the region’s…
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      From Altit to 80 Countries: The 79-Year Journey of Sher Ahmad

      Born in July 1947 in the historic village of Altit, Sher Ahmad entered the world at the same moment a…
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      From Awareness to Action: Integrating Climate Change Education in Schools

      By Abida Begumย  Faculty, AKU-PDCN The increasing frequency of extreme weather threats, rising temperatures, and worsening environmental damage warns of…
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