POK – Pakistan Occupied Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: Chief Minister Gilgit Baltistan (G-B) Khalid Khursheed Khan has challenged the appointment of a judge as well as the extension of three judges of the region’s chief court by the Pakistan government. G-B Chief Minister Khalid Khursheed Khan filed a constitutional petition under Article 184(3) of the Constitution through senior lawyer Makhdoom Ali Khan […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) government approached the Supreme Court on Tuesday against the recent appointment of three judges to the region’s chief court by the Pakistan government. It is learnt that G-B Chief Minister Khalid Khursheed Khan filed a constitutional petition under Article 184(3) of the Constitution. The petition contended that the appointments were made […]
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GILGIT: Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Chief Minister Khalid Khursheed on Saturday inaugurated a special programme for the teaching of Computer Science, STEM and entrepreneurship in government schools all across the region, an official statement said. This is the first of its kind programme in Pakistan where 100 expert technology fellows will be trained by private service provider […]
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BEIJING: China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regions government has donated a batch of relief supplies worth RMB one million to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) for tackling the flood. The relief supplies include quilt with cotton wadding, cotton-padded clothes, tents and others. All the relief supplies were handed over to GB authorities at a ceremony held at the Khunjerab […]
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MUZAFFARABAD: The Ministry of Water Resources in collaboration with the Water and Power Development Authority will conduct an inquiry into the “failure” of the 969 megawatts Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project and hire international experts for the investigation process. According to sources, the Ministry of Water Resources and Wapda have started the investigation process and the former […]
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GILGIT: Gilgit-Baltistan has been severely affected due to rains and floods, said a Gilgit-Baltistan government report issued here on Saturday. The report estimated that from June 30, 2022 to August 26, 2022, 14 people have died due to floods and rains, while three were injured. The report also mentioned that private property worth over Rs4 […]
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MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas on Sunday came down hard on the PML-N-led federal government and accused it of “malevolently” treating the liberated territory by denying it its due share in fiscal grants. “Ever since the PML-N government has come to power [in Islamabad], it has been treating us […]
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MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government withdrew the 15th constitutional amendment bill from the Legislative Assembly on Thursday when the house was to consider the report of the relevant standing committee of the house. During the session which lasted for less than 10 minutes before being prorogued by the chair sine die, the […]
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