Author: Tanveer Ahmed

By Tanveer Ahmed GILGIT: Plans were announced for a joint survey by the Pakistan Army and the Geological Survey Department in the earthquake-hit Chipursan Valley, following a meeting with local residents in Gilgit. Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Yar Muhammad and Commander of Force Command Northern Areas, Maj Gen Syed Imtiaz Gillani, had to cancel their scheduled visit to the valley due to bad weather. Representatives from their offices assured the local community of full governmental support. The survey aims to investigate the causes of mysterious underground explosions reported in the area. During the meeting, residents demanded urgent relief, including winterised prefabricated…

Tragic avalanche in Chitral claims nine lives, including four women, while heavy snowfall paralyzes life across KP, AJK, and Gilgit-Baltistan By Tanveer Ahmed CHITRAL/MALAKAND: Nine people, including four women and five men, were killed in severe snowfall with an avalanche in Chitral that also disrupted life across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan. Officials said the avalanche struck remote mountainous areas, highlighting the dangers posed by the heavy winter weather that has swept northern Pakistan in recent days. The Karakoram Highway was blocked in several locations in Chilas and Upper Kohistan due to snow and landslides. Hundreds of passengers and…