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GILGIT: Gilgit-Baltistan’s Wildlife and Parks Department auctioned hunting permits for 117 animals for the 2026-27 trophy hunting season, with an Astore markhor permit fetching a record $356,000. Other markhor permits also attracted high bids. Officials expect to generate Rs650 million from the season, covering three markhors, 14 blue sheep and 100 Himalayan ibexes through April 2027. Read More…
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday revived and extended the Health Card programme to Islamabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), reaffirming the federal government’s commitment to providing quality healthcare as a fundamental right for every citizen, regardless of social or economic status. Addressing the ceremony, the premier said the initiative marked another major step towards delivering healthcare facilities at people’s doorsteps. Read More…
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As Gilgit Baltistan marks its 78th anniversary of independence from Dogra rule, President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said the region’s freedom serves as a reminder of the unfinished struggle of their brothers and sisters in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Speaking at a ceremony marking the 78th Independence Day, the president said that over the past seven decades, the people of Gilgit Baltistan had stood shoulder to shoulder with the rest of Pakistan. Read More…
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Met Office has forecast widespread rains in Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan from August 29 (Friday). Pakistan Meteorological Department in a weather report said that strong monsoon currents from Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal likely to enter in upper parts of the country from tomorrow. A westerly wave is also likely to approach upper and central parts of the country from 30th August (Saturday). Widespread rains with scattered heavy and at times very heavy falls are expected in Kashmir from 29th August to 02nd September and in Gilgit-Baltistan… Read More…
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The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has successfully completed a rescue mission in Gilgit-Baltistan, safely evacuating stranded tourists and locals amid severe flash flooding after a cloudburst. According to the details, a PAF C-130 aircraft carried out the mission and transported a total of 125 individuals to safety. The aircraft landed at Qadri Base at 7:55 AM, where the passengers were boarded. Among those rescued were 82 civilians, 25 personnel from the Pakistan Army, and 18 from the Pakistan Air Force. Read More…
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At least nine people have lost their lives in the ongoing flood emergency in Gilgit-Baltistan, including two women and two children. Speaking to the media, the spokesperson confirmed that 10 to 12 individuals remain missing as search operations continue in Gilgit-Baltistan. The floods have caused widespread devastation, destroying more than 500 houses and over 12 kilometers of roads. Read More…
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Gilgit-Baltistan spokesperson, Faizullah Faraq, confirmed Wednesday that all tourists and travelers stranded on the Babusar Top Pass highway have been successfully rescued and relocated to safe areas. According to the spokesperson, nearly 250 tourists have been evacuated to secure locations. However, the search continues for missing individuals, with eyewitnesses suggesting that between 10 to 15 people may still be unaccounted for. The rescue operation is a collaborative effort involving local volunteers, police, district administration, and the Pakistan Army. Read More…
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Rescue teams retrieved five bodies of tourists who, along with others, went missing in flash floods triggered by cloudburst at Babusar Top in Gilgit-Baltistan. According to reports, torrential rains triggered destructive flash floods in Chilas, sweeping away more than 15 tourist vehicles. Rescue teams have recovered five bodies and rescued four individuals. The operation to locate the remaining missing tourists continues. Spokesperson for the Gilgit-Baltistan government, Faizullah Faraq, confirmed that efforts to locate the missing are ongoing. He noted that nightfall had earlier hampered rescue activities. Read More…
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Snowfall at various areas of Gilgit Baltistan amid the hot weather of May brought frosty weather again in the region. Tourists in Diamer and Chilas region enjoyed an unexpected treat with turn of the weather as snowflakes from the sky dropped to the surface. Mercury dropped below to the freezing point at Babusar Top, Nanga Parbat and Battugah Top with the snowfall. Babusar Naran highway closed for the traffic owing to the snowfall. Traffic flow also affected at the Karakoram Highway at Kohistan Jajal point due to landsliding. Read More…
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Gilgit awarded 34-year jail term to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Khalid Khurshid in a hate speech case. According to details, Khalid Khurshid has also been ordered to pay a fine of Rs 600,000, ATC judge in Gilgit Rahmat Shah pronounced his verdict in multiple sections of the Anti-Terrorism Act. The ATC judge has also directed the Director General NADRA to block the National Identity Card of Khalid Khurshid. Read More…
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