Gilgit-Baltistan Archive
گلگت بلتستان: کشمیریوں کو پاکستان میں انضمام سے خدشات: پاکستان کے زیرانتظام گلگت بلتستان کے وسیع علاقے کو پاکستان کے آئینی نظام میں ضم کرنے کی باتیں ہورہی ہیں۔ اس امکان پر بھارت کے زیرانتظام کشمیرکے عوامی حلقوں میں تشویش پائی جاتی ہے۔ اکثر حلقے کہتے ہیں کہ
گلگت بلتستان کو کیا فائدہ؟ – وسعت اللہ خان: پچیس دسمبر کی چھٹی ضایع نہیں ہوئی کیونکہ ’’ پاک چائنا اکنامک کاریڈور اور گلگت بلتستان کا مستقبل ’’ کے موضوع پر ایک سیمینار میسر آگیا۔کئی نئے اور مفید نکتے معلوم ہوئے۔ مثلاً یہی کہ گوادر تا کاشغر لگ
GB administration accused of allowing banned groups to collect hides: GILGIT: Despite a ban on collection of hides by banned organisations, different groups affiliated to outlawed sectarian outfits freely collected a large number of hides in Gilgit-Baltistan during Eid holidays. Sources said the Gilgit administration allegedly allowed some
The big question – by Shiraz Paracha: Imran Khan claims to build ‘Naya Pakistan’, however, he has not provided practical solutions to complex internal and external challenges of Pakistan. He does not seem to have a tangible blueprint of his ‘Naya Pakistan’. After the 18th
As Deobandis feast on Shia Muslims, the media and ‘civil’ society look away – Dr Abbas Zaidi: a In two days (October 3 and 4, 2014), the Deobandis have struck Shias in Baluchistan and the KP with deadly precision, but with just one honorable exception, the media and the self-styled civil society of Pakistan the media
عید قربان پر دہشتگردوں نے تین مختلف حملوں میں گلگت، پاراچنار اور کوہاٹ سے تعلق رکھنے والے بیس سے زائد شیعہ اور سنی صوفی مسلمان شہید کر دیے: پاکستان میں دیوبندی تکفیری گروہ سپاہ صحابہ نام نہاد اہلسنت والجماعت کے ہاتھوں سنی صوفی اور شیعہ مسلمانوں کا قتل عام اور نسل کشی جاری ہے، گزشتہ چوبیس گھنٹوں میں بسوں اور ویگنوں پر تین مختلف حملوں میں گلگت
Shia genocide continues unabated in Pakistan: 3 bomb attacks in last 72 hours, on Shias returning to their homes in Gilgit and Parachinar for Eid holidays: Update: This is the third bomb attack massacre of Shia Muslims in Pakistan in the last 72 hours but not a peep from Pakistan’s pro Taliban kleptocrat Interior Minister, Chaudhary Nisar or PM Nawaz Sharif. Similarly, hardly any notable
Lakes in Pakistan, a paradise beyond Imagination – by Farhan Khan Virk: Pakistan is home to a large number of lakes and water reservoirs, Being a Scorpio and a water sign, I myself am a big fan of lakes and places full of water, I wanted to make a list of
ہزاروں کی تعداد میں طالبان دہشت گرد گلگت بلتستان کی حدود میں داخل ہوگیے: ایڈیٹر نوٹ : تعمیر پاکستان کے سورسز کے مطابق غذر میں خفیہ پہاڑی راستوں سے داخل ہونے والے افراد شمالی وزیرستان میں آرمی آپریشن کے بعد بھاگنے والے طالبان دہشت گرد ہیں جو پہلے چلاس اور دیامر کے مختلف
Gilgit-Baltistan: Nexus of a New Asian Economic Corridor – by Senge H. Sering: Both Pakistan and India are showing signs of opening this remote area to trade and investment. History was made the day Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, flew to New Delhi to attend the swearing in of India’s Prime
دفاعی اعتبار سے اہم ترین خطہ گلگت بلتستان کے عوام ہفتہ سے سراپا احتجاج –: افسوس کی بات ہے کہ پاکستانی میڈیا جہاں خبر کی تلاش میں مارے مارے پھرتے ہیں لیکن ایک خطہ ایسا ہے جسے قانونی طور پر پاکستان کا حصہ تصور نہیں کیا جاتا – جہاں کے عوام کی وفاداریوں کے
Senge Sering fights for the oppressed people of Gilgit Baltistan in the US Senate: Honorable Members of the Congress, distinguished delegates and friendsToday, we are gathered to express solidarity with the oppressed people of the world who struggle for the things we take for-granted. We are fortunate to be able to practice our
گلگت بلتستان: سیاسی جمود اور عوامی ایکشن کمیٹی – از سنگے حسین سیرنگ: یکم مئی : سینٹ کی قائمہ کمیٹی براۓ انسانی حقوق کے نو ممبران آج کل گلگت بلتستان کے دورے پر ہیں – گلگت شہر میں عوامی ایکشن کمیٹی* کے ممبران نے سینٹر صاحبان سے ملاقات کی اور مقامی
Establishment sponsored Deobandi terrorists given green signal in Gilgit Baltistan: Since the 1980’s, two Shia majority areas have been targeted by the military establishment due to their access to strategic routes into Afghanistan and Kashmir. They are Kurram Agency (Parachinar) for its proximity to Afghanistan and Gilgit Baltistan for
Sectarian rallies and killings in Gilgit-Baltistan: Government’s old ploy to distract subjugated masses divide and rule – by Senge Sering: Christmas this year brought a different kind of political crowd to the Pakistan occupied Gilgit-Baltistan. Religious parties like the Wahdat-ul-Muslamin (MWM), Jamat-e-Islami (JIP), Tehrik-e-Islami and Sipaha-e-Sihaba (SSP) along with their firebrand orators ex-Senator Faisal Raza Abidi and Molana Ahmad
Three dead in Gilgit unrest, mobile services suspended – by Shabbir Mir: An old image showing Gilgit town. PHOTO: SHABBIR MIR GILGIT: Mobile services were suspended in Gilgit early Wednesday morning after the death toll from incidents of violence reached three. Fear and panic have gripped the area since Monday because
Taliban are being shifted from Waziristan to Hangu and Gilgit-Baltistan – by Syed Riaz Malik Al Hajjaji: Taliban are being shifted from Waziristan to Hangu and Gilgit-Baltistan. This way, Pious Patriotic Puttar Fauj can literally kill two birds with one stone. These areas are launching pads for gaining strategic death, oops, depth into India and Afghanistan
Gilgit: Time for Chinese drones before it is too late – by Laleen Ahmad: Here is a short video of a Chinse graveyard in Gilgit: The Chinese buried in this graveyard did not die as a result of an act of terrorism. They died in the line of duty while building the famous
Why I hate Chilas – by Rina Saeed Khan: Fairy Meadows below Nanga Parbat. -Photo by author I hear that Chilas is a ghost town these days, its inhabitants spooked by the killings of the international mountain climbers (and one Pakistani guide who had a Shia name), who
How Taliban brought new terror to Pakistan’s Killer Mountain – by Jason Burke: Pakistani air force officers carry a coffin of one of the climbers killed by a Taliban faction on Nanga Parbat in June. Photograph: MD Nadeem/EPA The sun had long gone down. Sher Khan, a Pakistani climber on his
Nanga Parbat tragedy: Locals, politicians attend candlelight vigil- by Shabbir Mir: GILGET: scores of people gathered some 300 kilometres from the Nanga Parbat base camp – where 10 foreign climbers and their Pakistani guide were killed by militants – and held a candlelight vigil late Tuesday night. Civil society members and
’طالبان نے شیعہ ہونے کی وجہ سے مار دیا‘: طالبان کا کہنا ہے اتوار کو پاکستان کے شمالی علاقے میں دس غیر ملکی کوہ پیماؤں سمیت گیارہ افراد کو طالبان ہی کی ایک شاخ نے نشانہ بنایا ہے۔ ہلاک ہونے والوں میں ایک پاکستانی علی حسین بھی شامل
Gilgit-Baltistan: Between the rock and a hard place – by Senge H. Sering: Despite abundance of natural resources and geo-strategic significance, the largely Shia region of Gilgit-Baltistan continues to face economic stagnation and political isolation Gilgit-Baltistan, a UN declared disputed region in the north of Pakistan, is known to the world as
سیاحوں کا قتل اور ڈس انفارمیشن مہم – شمعون سلیم: سیاحوں کا قتل اور ڈس انفارمیشن مہم **************************** جب اسلامی دہشت گردوں کی کوئی کرتوت بالکل قابلِ دفاع نہیں ہوتی تو میڈیا میں داڑھیوں والے اور کلین شیو انصار عباسیوں کا ٹولہ اپنے لاڈلوں کے حق میں حرکت میں
Saudi-backed Deobandi militants kill 9 Russian and Chinese tourists and their Shia guide in Chilas – by Mahpara Qalandar: In the wee hours of 22 June 2013, a repetition of the three acts of Shia killings in the Gilgit-Baltistan province last year was staged. In three separate incidents last year (2012), the Al Qaeda affiliated Laskar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) Deobandi
Evolving relations between Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan – by Senge H. Sering: WASHINGTON, DC: The opinion makers in Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad-Kashmir (AJK) find themselves at odds in defining the relationship of Gilgit-Baltistan with the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. They also differ in views on how the lingering Kashmir
Maulana Tariq Jameel and Agha Rahat Hussaini meet for Sunni Shia Muslim unity in Gilgit: By Shabbir Mir Published: June 11, 2013 GILGIT: The ongoing Tablighi Ijtima in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) has provided an opportunity to bring Sunni and Shia sects closer in a manner the region has never witnessed before. On Monday, Maulana Tariq
Marginalised: Visually impaired student urges society to see the light – by Shabbir Mir: Irshad Kazmi says social barriers are preventing people like him from becoming useful citizens. PHOTO ANAAM RAZA GILGIT: A visually impaired 29-year-old student, Irshad Kazmi says the society’s indifference towards those they view as different restricts people like him
2900 Shia Muslims slaughtered in Gilgit Baltistan since 1988: Sadly IHRO hides #ShiaGenocide: A report of the International Human Rights Observer’s (IHRO’s) Gilgit-Baltistan chapter estimates that around 3,000 people have been killed in Gilgit-Baltistan Province since 1988. On the loss of lives and its impact, IHRO states that about 900 women have
Arrested killer of Shia cleric Agha Ziauddin Rizvi escapes from Gilgit prison. Thank you, Gen Kayani!: After the ISI-facilitated escape of Usman Saifullah Kurd Deobandi, the Sipah Sahaba terrorist who managed to escape from a high-security army prison situated in Quetta cantonment, and the Bannun prison break in which hundreds of Deobandi militants of Sipah
Larger picture of Shia genocide in Gilgit Baltistan – Express Tribune editorial: Addressing the first joint session of the Gilgit-Baltistan Council and Legislative Assembly on September 28, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf announced Rs2 billion in socio-economic development funds “to grapple with the wave of deadly sectarian violence that has gripped the restive
Imran Khan calls on CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry to take suo moto action on Shia genocide: Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan has called on Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry to take suo motu notice of Shia killings in the country, Press TV reports. Khan, who leads Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice or PTI),
The babu-feudal-general nexus backed by industrialists cripples Pakistan – by Farooq Ahmed Khan: Free speech in a society ensures that rights of all the citizens, especially the minorities, are cared for and everyone enjoys complete peace of mind. A successful state requires holding assurances to the public that all fundamental rights will
Marvi Memon’s insensitive discourse on ‘sectarian killings’: Marvi Memon condemns killings of ‘Sunnis’ in Gilgit. Accompanied by PML-N Gilgit-Baltistan Coordinator Siddiqul Farooq and Central Media Coordinator Asim Khan, she said that the Punjab chief minister had announced an education package for the children of victim families.
“If this isn’t Shia genocide, what is?” – by Zofeen Ebrahim: Source: Dawn.com “It must have been early morning when about two dozen masked men, in army uniforms, stopped their convoy of buses. All passengers were asked to get down. In an organised manner they separated the Shias from among
Media blacks out Shia suffering in its Eid coverage: Ikhtiar Hussain One of the rituals Pakistani media does on every Eid is to give coverage to those who for some reason cannot celebrate the festival of Eid like other Pakistanis. This year too, the media showed a few
The unsung Sunni heroes of Babusar – by Abid Hussain (New Delhi): Eid-ul-Fitr is over and the festivities are slowly dying down. As usual it has been hectic and it is heartening to see the resilience of the Muslim Ummah which is capable of celebrating amidst of turmoil, bloodshed, killings and
Why no Salala style national outrage on Shiite massacres in Pakistan? – by Shyema Sajjad: Are human lives less important than samosas and ostriches? Apparently, it seems this just might be the case in Pakistan. Why else would government leaders along with the Chief Justice have the time to pass rulings and notices on these and
Open season on Shiite Muslims in Pakistan – by Dr Mohammad Taqi: Pakistan continues its tragic journey down the xenophobic abyss. As this country gets over a blood-soaked Eid, let me recall a 44-word short story by Saadat Hasan Manto. He wrote: “Ripping the belly cleanly, the knife moved in a