Haji Gulbar Khan, an estranged member of the PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf), was elected as the chief minister for Gilgit Baltistan on Thursday. His election came after PTI’s Khalid Khurshid Khan was disqualified from the position due to a fake degree.
As a result of the monsoon-caused floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB), there are more reports of motorists becoming stopped on the Karakoram (KK) highway.
The Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court has dismissed Khalid Khurshid Khan, a leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He is accused of obtaining a licence from the GB Bar Council using a forged degree.
A Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) notice has been issued by Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
According to News, avalanche atop Shunter Top in Gilgit-Baltistan’s (G-B) Astore area on Saturday resulted in at least 10 fatalities and 10 injuries.
According to a local political leader, Chinese authorities have also agreed to relax restrictions on the import of several Pakistani items.
The Pakistan Army reportedly opened the snow-covered Burzil Pass to motorists on Sunday.
A girls’ school in the wee hours of Tuesday was set ablaze in Darel valley of Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district by unidentified people. Following the event, a protest against the decision was held later that day by hundreds of female students and instructors from across the district. They urged harsh punishment for the “terrorists” and the rapid arrest of those responsible for setting the school on fire
School was set on fire by unknown miscreants in the Diamer district of GB
The girls’ school in Gilgit-Diamer Baltistan’s district that was set on fire by unidentified miscreants is currently being rebuilt by the local government (GB).
According to Chief Secretary Mohiuddin Wani, the rebuilt school building would be completed by Friday.
