Category: POK – Pakistan Occupied Kashmir

Dawn News reports: Affectees of Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer Bhasha Dam blocked the Karakoram Highway (KKH) on Wednesday in protest against Wapda for failure to pay compensation promised to them for leaving their lands for the dam’s construction. The protesters were demanding pending payments for the Chula (stove) Package which entitles them to financial assistance before departure […]

By Afzal Ali Shigri LAST December, the Gilgit-Baltistan government made a significant decision to increase the subsidised price of wheat. The tradition of providing essential items at subsidised rates to this remote region can be traced back to the era of Dogra rule, persisting post-liberation. Subsidised rates essentially aimed at offsetting the added expenses incurred […]

The government lacks the necessary technology to adequately warn those living in the path of disasters or support those affected by disasters For 48-year-old Rozeena Bibi, life in the remote Sherqilla village of Gilgit-Baltistan was simple. She grew staples such as wheat and corn, reared some livestock, and took care of her family. Her life, […]

GILGIT: Khunjerab Pass, which remained shut for four months starting Nov 30, was reopened for travel and trade between Pakistan and China on Monday. The border-crossing is now expected to keep functioning throughout the year. On Oct 20, then-caretaker prime minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar held a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing where […]

More than 50 men have been arrested in Pakistan’s AJK after a crowd chanting anti-Israel slogans picketed and set fire to a restaurant belonging to American fast food chain KFC, police said Saturday. The incident took place on Friday evening in the northeastern town of Mirpur, in Azad Kashmir, after protesters gathered on the town’s […]

by Sultan Shoaib Spring, also known as blossom season, is a wonderful time that comes after the cold winter and before the hot summer. It is a time of renewal marked by awakening of nature, blooming of flowers and trees starting to grow again. Different communities celebrate various events during this lively season. Gilgit-Baltistan, located […]

The Awami Action Committee now endorses the agenda of taking under the control of the AJK government such projects as make use of the region’s land and water resources. It almost has the look of an ‘anarchist’ utopia that only a few could fathom right under Islamabad’s nose, but understandably away from the media spotlight. […]

All Parties Hurriyat Conference leaders paying glowing tribute to prominent Kashmiri leader, Muhammad Maqbool Butt, on the eve of his 40th martyrdom anniversary have said the Kashmiri people are duty-bound to safeguard the martyrs’ sacrifices by taking their mission to its logical conclusion. According to Kashmir Media Service, illegally detained APHC leader, Molvi Bashir Ahmed […]

Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq, has announced that Kashmir Solidarity Day on February 5 will be observed with zeal and fervor, sending a clear message to India that millions of people in Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir stand shoulder to shoulder with the oppressed people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu […]

GILGIT: The Awami Action Committee (AAC), an alliance of political and religious parties and traders’ unions, on Monday rejected the Gilgit-Baltistan government’s decision to withdraw an increase in the subsidised wheat rate in the region and announced continuing the protest till the acceptance of their all 15 demands. A notification issued by the GB Chief […]