A case for participatory governance in G-B
By Ghulam Amin Beg The old Indian narrative on Jammu and Kashmir of a democratic dispensation, constitutionally guaranteed local autonomy
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Gilgit-Baltistan
Elections in Gilgit-Baltistan on Nov 15
General elections for the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) will be held on November 15, according to a summary moved by the government and approved by President Arif Alvi. The notification comes amid a plethora of rumours in power corridors on the constitutional status of the disputed region triggering a debate in mainstream and social media.
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Motorway rape case: protests across Pakistan
High Asia Herald Report The gang-rape of a woman in front of her children after dragging her from her car
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Understanding spread of Covid-19 in Gilgit-Baltistan
by Dr Aziz Baig The Coronavirus, perhaps, the deadliest in the last century that surfaced in Wuhan city of China
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Nager: five sent to jail for poaching snow leopard
Two persons were sentenced to two years imprisonment and an Rs5 million fine each for poaching the endangered animal. Two
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A nerve-racking ordeal
Gilgit-Baltistan students are struggling to remain connected with the digital world By Ramish Khan There seems to be no one
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Football: high goals
Participating teams of Gilgit-Baltistan Girls Football League 2019 at Passu, Gojal, Hunza: Photo: GBGFL Ayesha Izhar As the first ray
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Tourism: the closing of Gilgit-Baltistan
Will the reopening of tourism in GB provide some relief or has the pandemic made the future of tourism more
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Students demand better telecom service for GB
The people of Gilgit-Baltistan are unable to cope with the situation due to degraded 4G often termed as Long Term Evolution (LTE) and fixed broadband internet services provided by SCO.
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GB students stranded in China
Around 1,300 Pakistani students were studying in different universities in China’s Hubei province, including 800 students in Wuhan
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Snow leopards community conservation in Kibber
Want to learn more about National Geographic’s feature on snow leopards and community conservation? Ajay Bijoor takes you behind the
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Internet woes: media highlights GB students’ movement
Youngsters start #Internet4GilgitBaltistan campaign; pictures of students sitting on mountaintops with books and laptops highlight the issue, reports Gulf News
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Opinion: Pakistan and the new great game
Senator Sherry Rehman Is the China-India conflict in the Himalayas blows hot and blows cold, Islamabad’s studied reticence has so
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GBLA polls 2020
by Sajjad Ahmad GILGIT-BALTISTAN will hold elections on Aug 18, 2020, for the Legislative Assembly’s 24 constituencies. The government’s five-year
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Tourism, climate change affecting fragile mountain ecosystem-II
Tourism and climate change are transforming the fragile mountain ecosystems in the Karakorams, Himalaya-Hindu Kush and Pamirs. Ang Rita Sherpa,
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