by Zulfiqar Ali Khan
HUNZA, Feb 7: The locals have complained of irregularities in distribution of relief goods among the landslide affected people of Hunza and Gojal.
They also criticised the VIPs for misuse of the helicopter service meant for transportation of the 25,000 stranded people of Gojal tehsil.
A number of people told Dawn that the government [...]

Speaker GBLA, Chief Secretary and other officials at the Hunza River blockade. (PT Photo)
by Zulfiqar Ali Khan
HUNZA, Feb 8: The main bridge on Karakoram Highway (KKH) linking Pakistan and China near Gulmit and Shishkat villages, would submerge within 24 days in the lake formed on Hunza River due to the blockade of the river, said [...]

by Aazur
Karachi, February 9: Syed Ahmed Jan of Chipursan is one of the seven people injured in a road accident. All the injured were shifted to Gojal’s only hospital located at Gulmit, the Tehsil headquarter. Although some doctors were deputed by the health department at the hospital to deal with the emergency situation created by [...]

 
  ISLAMABAD: Pakistani skier Mohammad Abbas, a native of Naltar valley in Gilgit – Baltistan, became the first man in the country’s history to qualify for the the Winter Olympics, to be held from Feb 12 in Vancouver, Canada.
A ceremony was arranged at the Canadian High Commission in Islamabad to honour Abbas. 
Canadian High Commissioner Randolph Mank, office-bearers [...]

PT Report
Karachi, February 9: Secretary general of PPP Gilgit – Baltistan, Ghulam Muhammad, has reportedly recieved a show-cause notice from the party’s central leadership for violating party policies and using party stationary illegally.
According to information recieved by Pamir Times  Ghulam Muhammad used the party letterhead to write a letter to president Zardari and premier Gillani, demanding [...]

Laborers working at the KKH near Murtazabad – Hunza, as part of the mega expansion project jointly being carried out by the Chinese and Pakistani government. Safety of these laborers is a serious issue being ignored by the contractors and governments.
One can generally see the Chinese workers employed for the same project wearing helmets and [...]

Gilgit – Activists of the Imamia Students Organization (ISO) protesting against the bombings in Karachi that targeted Shia mourners on Chehlum of Imam Hussain (AS)

by Zulfiqar Ali Khan
A month has already passed since the devastating landslide of Atabad Hunza. KKH, the lifeline of communication between Pakistan and China lies blocked. This situation coupled with the already poor communication infrastructure in Gojal area has increased the miseries and danger to the lives of the 25,000 inhabitants of the area.
The experts [...]

by Zulfiqar Ali Khan