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Gilgit: Pre-arrest bail granted to rights activists and political workers 

Gilgit: Pre-arrest bail granted to rights activists and political workers 

October 23, 2014 Pamir Times

Gilgit, October 23: A session court in Gilgit today approved an application submitted by human rights and political workers, granting them interim bail before arrest. Cases under section 124 (A) were registered against Advocate Ehsan Ali, Israruddin Israr, Safdar Ali, Muhammad Farooq and others after they staged a protest demonstration in...

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9 members of Gilgit-Baltistan Masajid Board resign, saying govt not “serious in fight against terrorism”

9 members of Gilgit-Baltistan Masajid Board resign, saying govt not “serious in fight against terrorism”

October 23, 2014 Pamir Times

PT Report Gilgit, October 23: Nine Shia members of the Masajid Board (Mosque Board) formed by the regional government have resigned in protest, accusing the Gilgit-Baltistan government of not showing seriousness in tackling issues of terrorism. In a letter addressed to the region’s Home Secretary, the 9 members have said...

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Who will carry the cargo? Chinese officials deport 8 Pakistani vehicles

Who will carry the cargo? Chinese officials deport 8 Pakistani vehicles

October 23, 2014 Pamir Times

Reporting by Hussain Nagri Gilgit, October 23: Yesterday, the Chinese Immigration officials deported 8 passenger and baggage buses coming from Pakistan, accusing them of violating the laws by bringing in goods in passenger vehicles. The Chinese officials have said that they had signed an agreement with NATCO for transportation of...

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Gojal: 23rd October celebrated with traditional zeal and zest

Gojal: 23rd October celebrated with traditional zeal and zest

October 23, 2014 Pamir Times

PT Report ~ Photographs: Mirbaz Mir Gulmit, October 23: The community in Gulmit, the Tehsil headquarters of Gojal Valley (Upper Hunza), celebrated 23rd of October as a day to remember the first arrival of the Ismaili Muslims’ leader, Shah Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV. Children, youth and the elders turned...

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Researchers resolve the Karakoram glacier anomaly, a cold case of climate science

Researchers resolve the Karakoram glacier anomaly, a cold case of climate science

October 23, 2014 Pamir Times

by Morgan Kelly Researchers from Princeton University and other institutions may have hit upon an answer to a climate-change puzzle that has eluded scientists for years, and that could help understand the future availability of water for hundreds of millions of people. In a phenomenon known as the “Karakoram anomaly,”...

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