The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) has granted approval for sixty additional orchards from Gilgit-Baltistan to export cherries to China, as stated by Commercial Counsellor Ghulam Qadir at the Pakistani Embassy in Beijing.
The Karakoram (KK) Highway, stretching from Khunjerab Pass to Hasan Abdal, Punjab, has been reopened for one-way traffic after being blocked by landslides at Raikot, Sumer Nallah, and other locations. This obstruction had stranded both local residents and tourists.
It is crucial for tourists to be on the lookout for any hazards, even those posed by the locals, when they are on excursions.
In a tragic incident on the Karakoram Highway, a tourist bus veered off the road and plunged into a ditch in the Diamar area of Gilgit-Baltistan, resulting in the loss of five lives and leaving several others injured.
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
