seven-year-old girl found dead in Gilgit
- 13-Aug-2024
GILGIT: A 7-year-old girl was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the Juglot area of Gilgit, ARY News reported on Monday. The police reported that the girl’s family claimed that supernatural forces possessing the child were responsible for the death of the girl. The father of the deceased reiterated that the girl was under the […]
Father, daughter killed as jeep plunges into gorge in Chilas
- 01-Oct-2023
CHILAS: At least two people were killed and six others injured as a jeep they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Gilgit–Baltistan’s Chilas city on Sunday, ARY News reported. According to police, the car was heading to Skardu it skidded off the road and fell into a deep ravine in Raikot, leaving the […]
PM Kakar calls for action against elements ‘spreading chaos’ in Gilgit
- 12-Sep-2023
GILGIT: Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to identify the elements spreading chaos in the name of religion in Gilgit, and take strict action against them, ARY News reported. The prime minister issued the directives while chairing a meeting to discuss development projects and law and order situation […]
Gilgit: Passenger van hurtles into ditch, leaves six dead
- 16-Jul-2023
GILGIT: A passenger van hurtled into a ditch leaving six people dead and 11 others injured at Thalechi area near here, citing rescue sources ARY News reported on Sunday. According to Rescue 1122, the injured have been shifted to hospital for medical attendance. There were four deaths and 12 persons injured in the initial report […]
PIA increases direct flights for Gilgit
- 08-Jun-2023
KARACHI: After Skardu, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has increased the number of direct flights for Gilgit from Islamabad, ARY News reported on Thursday. According to the PIA spokesperson, the national flag carrier will operate two flights daily from Islamabad Airport to Gilgit to facilitate the tourists. The step has been taken after witnessing an increase […]
Earthquake jolts Gilgit and adjoining areas
- 27-Feb-2023
An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter Scale jolted Gilgit and its adjoining areas on Monday, ARY News reported. The Seismological Center detailed that the epicentre of the earthquake was 88 kilometres away from Gilgit northwest while its depth was 35 kilometres. The mild quake caused no life or property loss, according to the […]
Meta Expands “WeThinkDigital” to Gilgit-Baltistan
- 20-Oct-2022
Meta is expanding its digital literacy program, ‘WeThinkDigital’, to Gilgit-Baltistan in collaboration with Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) and the Gilgit-Baltistan Department of Education. The program aims to equip the people who live in one of the most marginalised regions in the country with the necessary skills to become responsible digital citizens. With the expansion of the WeThinkDigital […]
For first time, free women-only bus service launched in Pakistan
- 05-Oct-2022
GILGIT: In a first-of-its-kind project, a women-only free-of-cost bus service has been launched in Gilgit-Baltistan, ARY News reported. The pink bus service, inaugurated by Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Chief Minister Khalid Khursheed, will operate on four key routes in Gilgit and Skardu between 6:00 am to 9:00 am and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Female students, doctors, […]
Five of a family killed as jeep falls into ravine in Gilgit
- 07-Jul-2022
GILGIT: At least five members of the same family were killed when a jeep they were travelling in fell into a ravine in Gilgit-Baltistan, ARY News reported on Thursday. According to police, the incident occurred on Karakoram highway near Dasu when the ill-fated vehicle plunged into a deep ravine near Gilgit, killing five people of […]
5.3-magnitude earthquake jolts parts of KP, Gilgit-Baltistan
- 01-Jan-2022
PESHAWAR: Earthquake tremors were felt in several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and Gilgit-Baltistan on Saturday evening, ARY News reported quoting NSMC. The National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) confirmed the quake with an intensity of 5.3 on the Richter Scale. According to NSMC, the earthquake had a depth of 180 kilometres and its epicentre was […]