Businessmen in Ghizer area of Gilgit Baltistan suffer amid lockdown

Jun 01, 2020

Ghizer [Gilgit Baltistan], June 1 : Small and medium businessmen, especially hoteliers and restaurant owners, are suffering huge losses in the Ghizer district of...

Pakistan: Outrage against government over inflation, unemployment in Gilgit Baltistan

Dec 22, 2021

Ghizer [Gilgit Baltistan], December 22 : Unprecedented inflation and a sharp uptick in the unemployment rate in the illegally occupied Gilgit Baltistan have triggered...

PoGB Lawyer condemns land reform bill, calling it "against natural justice"

Nov 05, 2024

Renowned lawyer Ashfaq Ahmed Advocate has condemned the proposed Gilgit-Baltistan Land Reform Act 2024 and its implications on the Diamer, Hunza-Nagar, and Ghizer districts.

Residents protest prolonged power outages in Pakistan-Occupied Gilgit Baltistan's Ghizer district

Jan 29, 2026

Residents of Ghizer district in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) recently staged a protest against prolonged electricity outages, alleging discriminatory and unequal distribution of power...

PoGB's nursing professional killed in alleged mob lynching incident in Karachi

May 23, 2024

An alleged mob lynching incident in Karachi has gained traction this week in Pakistan, in which Shahzad, an individual from the nursing profession living...

Inflation in PoGB exposes governance failures and administrative neglect

Mar 21, 2026

Residents of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), particularly in the Ghizer region, are facing mounting hardships during the month of Ramadan, as soaring inflation and systemic...