ISLAMABAD  (  Web News ) Mr. Amin UllahBaig, Vice President of FPCCI and chairman Capital Office said that Gilgit-Baltistan has a great potential to generate 40,000 megawatts of hydropower. Apart from this, the province also has attractive business and investment opportunities in tourism, minerals, agriculture, and dry fruit sectors. TheRead More →

G-B ‘denies’ calling in army to maintain peace In response to the unrest, 4G broadband services in the area were temporarily suspended. However, 2G services remained operational. Media reports claim law, order in Chilas bad GILGIT ( Web News ) The Gilgit-Baltistan government has decided to call in the armyRead More →

Chief Minister GB Khalid Khursheed Khan disqualified in fake degree case GILGIT ( Web News ) The Gilgit-Baltistan Court disqualified Chief Minister Khalid Khursheed Khan — PTI’s regional president — on Tuesday for allegedly obtaining a license from the GB Bar Council on the basis of a fake degree. TheRead More →

ICCI Tourism Summit will promote tourism and business activities in Gilgit region-Raja Nasir ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Provincial Tourism Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Raja Nasir has said that the tourism summit scheduled next month organized by Islamabad Chamber of Commerce is a great news for the entire region.The tourism summit willRead More →

ISLAMABAD (WEB DESK) Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) along with a delegation visited Fruit & Vegetable Market and held a meeting with Chairman Sajid Abbasi, Vice Chairman Safdar Siddique, Member Tahir Ayub and other members of the ICT Market Committee to discuss matters ofRead More →

Says intellect, consistency in policies, avoiding confusion, actively cooperating with each other will take country towards development ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) While addressing the GB Dream Road Show, President Dr Arif Alvi has said that human resources and not natural resources alone were essential for making a country socio-economicallyRead More →

PTA Conducts QoS Survey in Punjab, Sindh & Gilgit Baltistan ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has carried out independent Quality of Service (QoS) surveys in 09 cities of Punjab and Sindh and 13 motorways/highways of Pakistan. A survey was also conducted, jointly with Cellular Mobile OperatorsRead More →

CFRD donates RMB 740,000 for flood relief assistance to FPCCI ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Mr. Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Amin Ullah Baig, Vice President FPCCI & Incharge Capital Office, Mirza Abdul Rehman, Chairman Coordination FPCCI, Mr. Qurban Ali, Former ViceRead More →

GILGIT (WEB NEWS) Meta is expanding its digital literacy program, ‘WeThinkDigital’, to Gilgit-Baltistan in collaboration with Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) and the Gilgit-Baltistan Department of Education. The program aims to equip the people who live in one of the most marginalised regions in the country with the necessary skills to become responsibleRead More →

Rain-wind/thundershower likely in upper parts of country during next three to four days: Met Office ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Met Office has informed that weak monsoon currents from Arabian Sea are penetrating upper and central parts of the country. Under the influence of this weather system: Rain-wind/thundershower (with isolatedRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) President Dr Arif Alvi has advised the students to take advantage of online sources of knowledge and information to continuously update their knowledge for remaining abreast with the latest developments as well as for competing with other students of other countries, The President made theseRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Building further on its ongoing drive for digitization to facilitate the taxpayers, promote ease of doing business and reduce compliance costs, FBR achieved one more milestone by developing National Sales Tax Return. This is by all means a watershed initiative towards automation, data integration andRead More →