Inter district postings of GBPWD officials postponed; new transfer summery underwaySpecial ReportGILGIT, November 13: As per directions issued from Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan secretariat, the postings of Gilgit Baltistan Power and Works department (GBPWD) has been postponed following the discloser of the details ahead of announcement. According to the sources, a list of officials including executive engineers and senior Senior District...

Little out comes of relief packages-Flood affectees faces hurdles achieve wattan cards; arrangement of mere a single registration outlet intriguing: AffecteesBureau ReportHUNZA, Aliabad, Nov 14: Flood affectees continue to suffer in achieving recently announced Wattan card facility in Hunza-Nagar district. According to the details,Wattan Card scheme was initiated three days earlier by Finance Minsiter Mohammad Ali Akhtar to facilitate affectees...

VoHTalking to local media men, finance minister Gilgit-Baltistan Cabinet and member Gilgit Balitistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) has said that contemporary government is trying to learn lessons from its mistakes which according to him was done due to least monitoring of the personnel involved in rendering services to masses and frequent natural disasters that cause a burden on national exchequer.Finance Minister GBLA cabinet says PPP led...

U.S. Fears That Pakistan Aid Will Feed Graft VoH News Watch deskISLAMABAD, November 14: (Online) As American lawmakers move toward passage of the aid legislation, the administration knows it must get quick results from the increased assistance or face potential Congressional cutbacks down the road in a program envisioned to cost $1.5 billion every year for the next five years. “We’re struggling over how much cash to give to the government,”...

Mother child week drive-District health Office arranges one day work shop, special walk to create public awarenessBy: Shamsuddin MuhammadVoH ReportHUNZA, Aliabad Nov. 07. District health Office arranged one day work shop,and a special walk to create more awareness about the mother-child health issues here in a local college and school on Saturday morning.From left above: Students of HPSC, Aliabbad; Right (above) District Health Officer...

Exclusion of GB for council sectratate vacancies against our expectations, actions to be taken behind the act: Amjad HussainBureau ReportGILGIT, November 06: Exclusion of GB for newly created council Secretariat positions was against our expectations and any such move would lead our resistance. These view were expressed by Amjad Hussain,chairman standing committee while talking to GilgitBaltistan Echo via telephone on Saturday afternoon....
Voice of HunzaFreedom of thought, expression, moment and acceptance are considered as the most precious gift of nature within the parameter supreme law of state permits to ensure his well being coupled with social ethics to an extent that neither harm one nor that heart other in the society is increasingly becoming indispensable component of human rights to the creatures on earth. Nations that respect freedom by protecting the collective...

IMF links $1.7bn tranche with RGST;; Asks Pakistan to introduce tax bill in NA, provincial assembliesBy Sajid ChaudhryMonitoring ReportISLAMABAD, Nov. 07: An International Monetary Fund mission visiting Pakistan linked the possible release of the $1.7 billion tranche – under the $11.3 billion stand-by arrangement (SBA) – with at least the introduction of the Reformed General Sales Tax bill in the National Assembly and all provincial assemblies...