At least 24 people have died and dozens remain missing as torrential rains trigger flash floods and landslides across Pakistan. Authorities have deployed rescue teams, helicopters, and high-alert measures to safeguard residents and tourists in affected regions.
Trade and travel between Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan and China via Khunjerab Pass have been suspended for 23 days due to a protest sit-in in Sost. Demonstrators demand tax exemptions and clearance of goods stranded for over a year.
A landslide killed nine volunteers repairing a flood-hit water channel in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Danyor Nullah, officials said. Separately, floods from a glacial lake outburst swept away parts of the Karakoram Highway and damaged homes, roads and water systems in Hunza and nearby areas.
Three European mountaineers achieved a historic feat on Pakistan’s Nanga Parbat: Germany’s David Göttler paraglided from 7,700m, while France’s Tiphaine Duperier and Boris Langenstein skied down the peak—marking the first ski descent from the Rupal Face and summit
A human rights activist from Gilgit Baltistan has highlighted coercive measures employed by Pakistan to commit human rights violations in the occupied region
Amid sectarian tensions between Shias and Sunnis in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan, the local administration continues to suspend all internet services
Six people have been killed and at least 17 are injured in a bus accident that took place in the Diamer district of Gilgit Baltistan, Dawn reported on Monday.
