Traders in Gilgit-Baltistan have staged a sit-in protest on the Karakoram Highway (KKH) for the past 20 days, halting travel and trade between Pakistan and China through the Khunjerab Pass. They oppose…
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Karakoram Highway reopened after landslides at Luter area
ISLAMABAD, Mar 12 2025 :The National Highway Authority (NHA) has successfully reopened the Karakoram Highway after landslides blocked sections of the critical route.By prompt response to the landslide on karakoram highway that…
Gilgit Baltistan’s guest houses tourists Motels given on lease to Green Tourism Limited
There is a growing concern that analogous resentment could erupt in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B). This unrest is anticipated in response to the transfer of around 44 tourism sites to a new private company,…
Construction to begins for Nagar Highway in Gilgit Baltistan
GIGLIT BALTISTAN: The Nagar Highway, a 40-kilometer road located in the Nagar valley and Hunza valley, is set to begin construction soon. This new alternative route for Nagar to the Karakoram Highway…
7-day Winter Sports Feast 2023 begins at Attababad Lake Hunza
The seven day Winter Sports feast 2023 begins at Attababad Lake in Hunza on Sunday. In the feast, local sports competitions including ice hockey and ice skating will be held besides a…
Ganani festival Hunza valley impressive elderly participants
Do you also wish for a long and a happy life? So one of the answers lies with Hunza’s 84-year-old Bakloch Bibi, whose principle is that we must keep ourselves active. “I…
800 adventure tourists seek Pakistan visa
ISLAMABAD: The government has received over 800 applications from adventure tourists while its expecting at least 500 mountaineers and trekkers will come to Pakistan this summer. “So far, 22 applicants have been…
The Love Song of Borith Lake
By Noorjehan Mecklai There are some women — even men perhaps — who inspire such thoughts, but there are places, too. that steal one’s heart. Imagine for example a beautiful wasp-waisted lake…
Apricot Blossom in GB Pakistan
A mesmerizing view of apricot cherries blossom blooming on the bank of River Gilgit as earliest spring hits in the northern area of Pakistan
Pakistan China opening Khunjerab border from April 1 2022
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister of Pakistan for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has said that China is opening the Khunjrab Border on 1 April 2022, which will help local commerce…
White Water Raftig in Pakistan and American tourist doing it
“The experience of white water kayaking in Pakistan has been wonderful. “Just as the high mountains of the northern regions attract adventurers from all over the world, so the river and water…
PIA launches Karachi-Skardu flights
GILGIT: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has started direct flights from Karachi to Skardu to promote tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan. The first PIA Airbus-320 with 178 passengers and eight crew members landed at the…