Shamim Bano, a middle-school teacher, has recently returned from a fortnight in Kabul where she taught Afghan women to do search and rescue work. The training “involved climbing mountains and gorges ...

GILGIT: Two-day Bam-i-Dunya Film Festival kicked off in Gilgit on Friday to mark the International Mountain Day with the aim to promote responsible mountain tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan. The inaugural ...

GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan government with the support of an Italian organisation has started a professional high-altitude guides training programme to build the trust of mountaineers from around ...

The Gilgit-Baltistan has the potential to attract tourism in the region, the region become tourism destination to tourists after East Indian company came to subcontinent in 18 th century. The British ...

Seven decades after it took control of the region, Pakistan is moving to grant full statehood to Gilgit-Baltistan, which appears as the northernmost part of the country in its official map. The scenic ...

When Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced four Daanish schools for Gilgit-Baltistan during his 7 May visit to Gilgit, the news travelled through the region's parents and teachers faster than any ...

Gilgit-Baltistan, located in northern Pakistan, renowned for its breathtaking mountain landscapes, including the majestic peaks of the Karakoram Range has been named as the World’s top 25 destinations ...

When the twin towers were hit on September 11, there was panic in Pakistan’s Hunza Valley. Javed Ali was sitting in the lobby of his hotel, the Hilltop, when the news came in. There were shrieks and ...

Two-day long Karakorum International Mountain film festival begun in Gilgit on Wednesday. Addressing the ceremony, Chief Secretary Dr. Kazim Niaz said tourism sector is flourishing in Gilgit Baltistan ...