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Disaster response agencies overlook our sacrifices; pledges proved mere pledges,not a single office bearer ever visit home says Malika-e-Merry
Bureau Report

HUNZA, Aliabad, October 30: Malika-e-Merry, mother of Shaheed (late) Shehzad Sher, a local boyscout who lost his life at blockade site in a rock sliding incident while shifting relief goods to the affected communities in Upstream in March this year has criticized both private and public disaster mandatory agencies including AKDN for negligence to their miseries including adverse financial circumstances that the family faces currently.

A file photo of Shahzad Sher Shaheed(late), a local boy scout who lost his life during humanitarian assistance operations at Attaabad lake. Image by: Shehbaz Hunzai

Talking to Voice of Hunza, Mrs. Malika claimed that multitude of pledges were made at the time of her son's funeral process which later proved mere slogans. "Since the death of part of my heart, not a single official of either disaster and relief mandatory organization in private and public sector visited her family," she maintained. She further said that local authorities had registered her family as affected one saying nothing still was provided that were and are being given to disaster hit families. PML (N) Chief Mr. Nawaz Sharif during his last visit had declared PKR 500,000 per decease has still not paid to the family, VoH learnt.
After the death of her son, mrs. Malika in order to continue legacy of humanitarian work by the family, she has devoted her life for service of humanity and offering her services at district Head Quarter Hospital, Aliabad, Hunza. Courtesy: GB Echo

Travel along KKH becoming extremely hazardous- bride along three die as a van plunged into a gorge near Rahimabad
VoH Report

NAGAR, Rahimabad, October 22: At least four people including a bride lost their lives in a road accident in the Rahimabad police limits on Karakorum High Way (KKH) on Saturday evening. According to police , sources a wedding party was on the way back after a formal marriage ceremony reached Rahimabad in the evening. In darkness, driver could not identify the actual track and the vehicle carrying bride and his kins plunged into a gorge. Public managed to take the injured critically including bride to the nearby dispensary for first aid but all of them breathed last before any first aid facility.
As earlier mentioned to our readers, open ditches and stony dillapidating road along KKH is becoming higly risky right from Thakot to blockade area that claimed dozens of precious lives during this disasterous year. At some places the dual traffic tracks at u-turn rounds continuously endangering commuters' lives, VoH learnt. Interestingly, despite of dozen of road accidentsniether National High Way Authotiry of Pakistan nor that of Chinese Bridge and Road Construction (CBRC) firm taken any affect and persist slow pace of contruction project which the locals in the wake of floods and land sliding fear to be completed hardly in next four or five years, compartively 3 years lately as was declared at the time of begning.

Warmest wishes from VoH team to the followers of Shia Imami Ismili Muslim faith
Voice of Hunza

On this beautiful day, when His Highness Price Karim Aga Khan (4th) put glance on the rowdy, backward and isolated Gilgit-Baltistan region on his first ever visit in 1960 the unworthy stone turned ruby, gave hope to oppressed and put a mob on a tack heading towards prosperity and sustainance.


HUNZA: Top-From left to right: traditionally decorated community halls ; bottom- left to right: Ismaili Band Hyderabad paying visit to Chumerkhand locality to express unity along notables, Right Bottom: a beautiful scene of illumination work on a community hall on October 23 evening. Photo by: Shams

Voice of Hunza team conveys its heartiest warm wishes to readers anywhere read this blog and have faith on all of us.

IDPs of Sarat hamlet protest over assault at blockade; local administration slamed for ambivalence
VoH Report

ATTAABAD, October 22: According to the information retained for a reliable source, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have called on local administration to take action against labours involved in an assault at blockade a day earlier.
Skrimishes between the IDPs and some of the labours from another area throughout the day leading to protest of former at spill way. On nul response from the local authorities against those involved in an incident in which at least three persons recieved injuries during the shifting of relief aid right fron Gojal district in Up stream. Later, IDPs managed to burn tires and protest to in front of Aliabad police station in the evening take legal actions against labourers involved.