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On 2 December 2023, a K2 passenger bus departing from Ghizer to Islamabad came under severe gunfire, killing 10 people and injuring another 25. [2] The bus was en route to Rawalpindi when gunmen opened fire in Chilas in Gilgit-Baltistan. [3]
Gilgit-Baltistan (/ ˌ ɡ ɪ l ɡ ɪ t ˌ b ɔː l t ɪ ˈ s t ɑː n,-s t æ n /; Urdu: گِلْگِت بَلْتِسْتان [12] listen ⓘ), [a] formerly known as the Northern Areas, [13] is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan ...
The sudden increase in prices of wheat sparked protests in Gilgit-Baltistan against the Government of Gilgit-Balitistan and the federal government. The price of the then subsidized wheat has been raised by the GB government from Rs20 kg to Rs36 kg, which had already increased from Rs12 per kilogram to Rs20 per kg in June 2023 by the administration, which was led by the then Chief Minister ...
Since 29 February 2024, [2] flooding affected various regions across the country, including Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit-Baltistan. At least 40 people were killed and 62 injured in the floods. [1] Floods caused by heavy rains caused widespread destruction, disrupting normal life and damaging infrastructure.
On 27 May 2023, an avalanche occurred in the Shounter Top Pass, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.The disaster killed at least 11 people and injured 13 more. A Gujjar family, a group of 25 individuals who were traveling with their cattle from Kashmir to Astore when they were struck by the avalanche, were the main victims of the disaster.
The governor of Gilgit Baltistan is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The governor is designated by the prime minister of Pakistan and is normally regarded a ceremonial post.
Currently, it is known as the leading paper within the regions of Kashmir, Gilgit - Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, Potohar, and Southern Punjab and growing its penetration in Karachi. Within the UK , Daily Ausaf is the leading newspaper especially due to the fact of providing the local community out of which 75% are of Kashmiri origin news ...
Following the elections in 2015, Pakistan Muslim League (N), emerged as the largest party winning 15 of the 24 general seats in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly, and securing a supermajority in the assembly after the three technocrat (two who went to PML(N)) and six women representatives (four who went to PML(N)) were added with a final total of 21 out of 33 seats.