Gilgit-Baltistan elections: ROs issue key instructions to candidates
- 20-May-2026
GILGIT: Returning officers have stepped up preparations for the 2026 Gilgit-Baltistan elections, issuing formal notices to candidates regarding the appointment and registration of polling agents, ARY News reported. According to official directives, candidates have been instructed to submit complete lists of their polling agents along with relevant identification documents by May 30. Returning officers (ROs) […]
PPP deals major blow to PTI in Gilgit-Baltistan
- 24-Apr-2026
GILGIT: In a significant political development, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has claimed a major victory in Gilgit-Baltistan after securing the defection of a key figure from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), ARY News reported. According to reports, Nazir Ahmed Advocate, Speaker of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly, has officially joined the PPP after resigning from the basic […]
Justice (retd) Yar Muhammad appointed Caretaker CM of Gilgit-Baltistan
- 25-Nov-2025
SKARDU: Justice (retd) Yar Muhammad has been appointed Caretaker Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, ARY News reported. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council Secretariat has issued a notification regarding the appointment. The Chairman of the Gilgit-Baltistan Council decided on the appointment of the Caretaker Chief Minister after consultations. According to the notification, the Caretaker CM has been appointed under […]
Gilgit-Baltistan’s freedom reminds of unfinished journey of Kashmiri people: Zardari
- 01-Nov-2025
GILGIT: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday called for renewing collective efforts to make Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) a model of development, justice, and equality. Addressing a ceremony marking the 78th Independence Day of Gilgit-Baltistan from Dogra rule, the president praised the people of the region for their historic contributions to Pakistan’s unity and progress. “You have […]
First snowfall of weather brings winter in Gilgit Baltistan
- 06-Oct-2025
CHILAS: Snowfall on mountains in Gilgit Baltistan region brings cold and frosty weather in the region. Snowfall in Diamer and Chilas districts of GB worn the white sheet of snow around. Kaghan Valley of Mansehra also received the first snowfall of the cold weather as mercury goes down. Babusar Top has so far received six […]
Section 144 imposed in GB for a month
- 05-Oct-2025
SKARDU: A section 144 has been imposed in Gilgit Baltistan (GB) for a hiatus of one month, ARY News reported. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Gilgit Baltistan has issued a notification of the section 144 imposition in the area. Show of arms, aerial firing and pillion ridding have also been banned. However, women, children and elders would […]
In northern Pakistan, indigenous ice stupas offer a nature-based water solution
- 30-Aug-2025
Pakistan’s far north region of Gilgit-Baltistan, where towering peaks cradle remote valleys, has survived for centuries on a fragile lifeline – glacial melt. But that lifeline is fraying. As global temperatures rise, snowfall – critical for feeding the region’s water supply – has become increasingly unpredictable. Meanwhile, population and tourism growth has driven the expansion of farmland in an […]
Flooding, landslides claim 24 lives in Gilgit Baltistan: Govt
- 16-Aug-2025
GILGIT: Flooding and landslides have claimed 24 lives in Gilgit Baltistan region, a spokesman of the regional government said on Saturday. Government spokesman Faizullah Firaq has said that the sequence of flooding and landslides being happened again and again in the region. “Two people have been untraced and five injured,” GB spokesman said. He said […]
Hunza River flooding wreaks havoc in GB region
- 12-Aug-2025
GILGIT: Over 50 workers survived the wrath of Hunza River as flooding wreaked havoc in Gulmit and Gojal areas, Gilgit Baltistan government’s spokesman said. Regional government’s spokesman Faizullah Firaq has said that the landslides occurred at Shahrah-e-Resham. “Hunza administration has been directed to step up relief operations in the affected area”. Flooding has also hit […]
ECNEC approves 100MW solar power project for Gilgit-Baltistan
- 10-Aug-2025
ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a 100-megawatt solar photovoltaic power project for multiple locations across Gilgit-Baltistan, fulfilling a commitment made by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif just two days earlier. According to the Prime Minister’s Office Media Wing, work on the Rs24.957 billion project will begin immediately and […]