3 hydro power projects worth Rs797m to be completed before June next year in GB The Gilgit-Baltistan government is implementing a number of hydro-power projects to overcome electricity shortage. CM to ...

In the frostbitten valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistani farmers are fighting water scarcity by building artificial glaciers shaped like towering cones of ice. These “ice stupas” are handmade ...

Warmer winters as a result of climate change has reduced the snow fall and subsequent seasonal snowmelt that feeds the valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan, a remote region home to K2, the world’s second ...

The 74th independence day of Gilgit-Baltistan is being celebrated with traditional zeal and fervour on Monday. Social, political and literary circles are organizing various events to celebrate the ...

HUSSAINABAD: Beneath the towering, frost-capped peaks of the country’s northern ranges, farmers facing water shortages have turned to building their own ice towers. In Gilgit Baltistan’s (GB ...