FOCUS Pakistan organizes seminar to celebrate School Safety Day

FOCUS Pakistan organizes seminar to celebrate School Safety Day

Date: 16 May 2012

Islamabad, 16 May 2012:  Focus Humanitarian Assistance Pakistan, an affiliate of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) organised a seminar to commemorate 16th May as School Safety Day, in line with a unanimous declaration passed at the International School Safety Conference organised by AKDN in March 2008. The seminar on School Safety was held in [...].....Read Full Story

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Shri Badat The Cannibal King

Shri Badat The Cannibal King

Date: 12 May 2012

In the legends and folklore of Gilgit-Baltistan, King Badat was a cannibal king, who wreaked havoc on his citizens. The notorious king demanded a child a day from his subjects, or a person from each household, as a price for their safety, until the day he was overthrown by a prince from Persia, with the [...].....Read Full Story

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Police, jail authorities accused of torturing activists

Police, jail authorities accused of torturing activists

Date: 06 May 2012

The police and jail authorities of Gilgit have been accused of torturing three progressive youth activists being held in Gilgit Jail. The news came after the relatives and the lawyer of the three activists — Progressive Youth Movement Chief Organiser Baba Jan, Iftikhar Hussain and Ameer Khan — complained to the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Inspector General [...].....Read Full Story

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Polo players galloped horses around Gilgit to promote harmony

Polo players galloped horses around Gilgit to promote harmony

Date: 06 May 2012

As many as 50 polo players galloped horses around the city on Saturday, appealing to the masses to play their part in restoring peace in the mountainous region. The riders, led by a police escort and an ambulance, set out from Shahi Polo Ground and rallied through various routes waving at children, who had gathered [...].....Read Full Story

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Kohistan bus accident kills 15, injures 22

Kohistan bus accident kills 15, injures 22

Date: 03 May 2012

At least 15 people died while 22 sustained injuries when a passenger bus fell into a ravine in the Kozmila district of Kohistan on Thursday morning, Express News reported. The accident occurred when the passenger bus was en route to Gilgit from Rawalpindi. According to police, the van went out of driver’s control due to [...].....Read Full Story

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Tolerance: ‘Aga Khan state will not be allowed’

Tolerance: ‘Aga Khan state will not be allowed’

Date: 02 May 2012

Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamat (ASWJ) president Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi said on Tuesday that his party would resist any attempt to set up an Aga Khan state in the Gilgit-Baltistan region. He was speaking at a press conference in Bahawalpur. He said the Defence of Pakistan Council of which (ASWJ) is a part would protect national [...].....Read Full Story

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Curfew lifte, mobile service restoration in Gilgit

Curfew lifte, mobile service restoration in Gilgit

Date: 29 April 2012

Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced lifting of curfew and restoration of mobile service in Gilgit from Saturday night. Talking to newsmen here today with Chief Minister Gilgit Baltistan Syed Mehdi Shah after a meeting which reviewed the law and order situation in Gilgit‚ Malik said several persons were arrested following acts of violence in Gilgit. [...].....Read Full Story

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Curfew & daily-wage labourers in Gilgit Baltistan

Curfew & daily-wage labourers in Gilgit Baltistan

Date: 28 April 2012

The natives of Gilgit-Baltistan remain deprived of their basic rights – national identity and the right to self-governance. On the other hand, gross human rights violations continue to occur in the region, and after the Kohistan and Chilas massacres, the right to free and safe travel has also been taken away from the helpless residents [...].....Read Full Story

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People must rise for peace By DJ Mathal

People must rise for peace By DJ Mathal

Date: 24 April 2012

The situation in Gilgit has improved considerably but night curfew has not yet been lifted. The law enforcement agencies, including the army, Scouts and other paramilitary troops continue their patrolling in the troubled areas and determination to keep an eye on the terror elements seems to be reassuring. Though the media has not been provided [...].....Read Full Story

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Blossom Flowers in Gilgit Baltistan

Blossom Flowers in Gilgit Baltistan

Date: 19 April 2012

Blossom Flower in Gilgit Baltistan.....Read Full Story

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