of a powerhouse damaged by floods in the Tangir area of Gilgit-Baltistan. —DawnGILGIT: Dozens of

Flash floods and mudslides triggered by heavy downpour blocked the Karakoram Highway( KKH) at various points in Gilgit-Baltistan on Sunday. Diamer Deputy Commissioner( DC) Captain( Rtd) Arif Ahmad told Dawn. com that the KKH was blocked near Goharabad village’s Gandalo area, adding that it was blocked at nine different points within a 1.5-kilometre stretch.He further said that two cars were damaged after coming in contact with mudslides.... However, the passengers in them remained safe and the

Flash floods and mudslides triggered by heavy downpour blocked the Karakoram Highway( KKH) at various points in Gilgit-Baltistan on Sunday. Diamer Deputy Commissioner( DC) Captain( Rtd) Arif Ahmad told Dawn. com that the KKH was blocked near Goharabad village’s Gandalo area, adding that it was blocked at nine different points within a 1.5-kilometre stretch.He further said that two cars were damaged after coming in contact with mudslides.... However, the passengers in them remained safe and the

It was the next phase of the protest going on for the last one month against the GB government’s decision to raise the subsidised wheat prices. The AAC announced that marches from various areas of the region towards Gilgit and Skardu will begin on Saturday( today).A protest demonstration was held at Siddiq Akbar Chowk in Chilas, the district headquarters of Diamer, after Friday prayers, which was participated by a large number of people. The speakers condemned the GB government’s decision to rai

Meanwhile, the Water and Power Development Authority( Wapda) in a statement issued on Sunday expressed the hope that the Chinese company would soon resume construction work at the sites of Dasu hydropower project.... Earlier, the civil administration, Wapda and the Chinese construction company executing the Dasu hydropower project decided with mutual consultation to suspend work on the project for a few days so that construction work could be resumed in a more secure atmosphere.... “ Since the