Gilgit, June 3, 2016: Chief Minister Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman formally launched the Sehat Hifazat Programme, a social health protection scheme for Gilgit-Baltistan, in a ceremony held at the Gilgit Serena Hotel. Under the scheme, “the population of Gilgit-Baltistan will be insured for hospitalisation through payment of a nominal annual premium of...

Islamabad: Renowned mountaineers Samina Baig and her brother Mirza Ali, along with international runner Ziyad Rahim, are planning to organize the first ever mega marathon in the history of Hunza. ‘For the first time ever in Hunza, the organizers plan to hold the international sporting event in the area to engage people of any age;...

Islamabad, June 2: Population in Pakistan is vulnerable to disaster due to a range of hazards including avalanches, cyclones/storms, droughts, earthquakes, epidemics, heat-waves, flashfloods, floods, glacial lake outbursts (GLOF), landslides, river erosion and tsunami. The negative affect in terms of instability in the lives and livelihoods calls for increasing need...