The suggestion that GB be made a province of Pakistan has stirred a new debate, especially about Pakistan’s stance over Kashmir The undefined status of Gilgit-Baltistan has always unnerved Islamabad.

Pakistan, in a surprise decision last month, announced the elevation of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) to the status of its fifth legal ‘provisional’ province. The implications of this decision are far ...

A vehicle damaged due to land sliding on the Karakoram Highway. — Photo by author Join our Whatsapp channel Landsliding, a glacial lake outburst and flash floods caused by continuous heavy rain in ...

The remote northern region of Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan is where three of the world's mightiest mountain ranges meet. The scenic valley is described as the Jewel of Pakistan, but it has ...

GILGIT: Demonstrations continued in various areas of Gilgit-Baltistan for the 22nd day on Wednesday, with protesters urging the restoration of a wheat subsidy in the region. Gilgit-Baltistan Council ...

When the twin towers were hit on September 11, there was panic in Pakistan’s Hunza Valley. Javed Ali was sitting in the lobby of his hotel, the Hilltop, when the news came in. There were shrieks and ...

Another rain system expected to enter from Dec 27 to 31, potentially bringing rain to some districts of Punjab ...

Buddhism took birth from Hinduism and India gave this religion to the world. A son born to Suddhodana, a Kshatriya in the year 563 BC. He was named Siddhartha and later he came to be referred as ...

Pakistan's Shias have accused the government of doing too little to stop attacks against them As many as 25 Shia Muslims have been forced out of a bus and killed in a sectarian attack in ...

Pakistan's Shias have accused the government of doing too little to stop attacks against them As many as 25 Shia Muslims have been forced out of a bus and killed in a sectarian attack in ...