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PM announces to bring Ehsaas program and health insurance card to GB

Citizen Portal Will Increase People's Power, Raise Bureaucratic Standards: PM

Prime Minister PM Imran Khan on Wednesday said that a committee will be formed immediately to make progress on giving provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region. According to the details, Imran Khan attended the oath-taking ceremony of cabinet members. GB governor administered oaths to the newly-elected members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA). During his … Read more

PM to attend oath-taking ceremony of newly elected GB Cabinet

PM

Prime Minister PM Imran Khan will be attending the oath-taking ceremony of the new Gilgit Baltistan cabinet, sources said on Wednesday. According to sources, Imran Khan will pay a one day visit to Gilgit Baltistan. The new provincial cabinet will be sworn in at Governor House. Sources added that the PM will be accompanied by … Read more

Newly elected CM of Gilgit Baltistan to take oath today

Muhammad Khalid Khursheed

Newly elected Chief Minister of Gilgit Baltistan Muhammad Khalid Khursheed will take oath at Governor House today. According to the details, Governor Gilgit Baltistan Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon will administer an oath to him. The ceremony will be attended by elected representatives of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly, officials and notables, and leaders of PTI. The … Read more

Gilgit Baltistan Assembly to get new leader of the house today

Gilgit Baltistan

The election for the new Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) will be held today. Candidates will submit their nomination papers by 11:30 am. According to the details, polling to elect the new Leader of the House will be held in the afternoon today. After the submission of papers, they will be scrutinized and published at … Read more

Gilgit-Baltistan Elections 2020: Polling underway in GBLA-3

Gilgit-Baltistan elections

The polling for the election in GBLA-3 Gilgit is underway under strict security measures. According to the details, around 41360 voters will cast their votes in favor of their candidates during the election. As many as 15 candidates will take part in the GBLA-3 Gilgit election. At least 73 polling stations have been set up … Read more

PM Imran made the institutions autonomous, independent, says Shibli Faraz

Shibli Faraz

Minister for Information Senator Shibli Faraz has on Wednesday said that the decisions taken by masses have to be accepted by all political parties.

In his tweet, he said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has made the institutions independent and autonomous.

Shibli Faraz said the agenda of the opposition’s alliance is to get the cases against them abolished. He regretted that the opposition parties want a judiciary which gives judgments in their favor.

These parties only consider those elections free and fair in which they secure victories. He said this is not a democratic but dictatorial conduct, the minister added.

Earlier on Tuesday, Shibli Faraz has slammed the opposition parties for not accepting their defeat in elections and asked them to end this bad tradition.

Taking to Twitter, the minister said that this act is contrary to democratic norms, adding that those delivering lectures on democracy should adopt democratic conduct.

The Minister said the emotional statements of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari are devoid of facts and logic.

Shibli Faraz expressed his surprise that those raising slogans regarding the sanctity of vote are not ready to respect the ballot of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan.

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Maulana Fazl rejects ban imposed on public gatherings

JUI-F Chief

Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman has on Tuesday rejected the imposed on public gatherings by the federal government amidst increasing novel Coronavirus cases.

The JUI-F chief said, “We reject a ban on public gatherings in the guise of COVID-19 pandemic and they will be held as per schedule.”

He further added that the incumbent PTI government use their tactics to pressurize the opposition parties.

He said that it is not a government formed from the public mandate and therefore they would not hold any sort of negotiations with them. “We also reject the results of the Gilgit Baltistan elections,” Fazlur Rehman said.

It is pertinent to mention here that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto and Maulana Fazlur Rehman have rejected the recently-concluded Gilgit-Baltistan elections.

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Shibli Faraz slams opposition for not accepting their defeat in elections

Shibli Faraz

Minister for Information Senator Shibli Faraz slams the opposition parties for not accepting their defeat in elections and asked them to end this bad tradition.

In his tweet on Tuesday, Shibli Faraz said that this act is contrary to democratic norms, adding that those delivering lectures on democracy should adopt democratic conduct.

The Minister said the emotional statements of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari are devoid of facts and logic.

Shibli Faraz expressed his surprise that those raising slogans regarding the sanctity of vote are not ready to respect the ballot of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan.

Shibli Faraz reminded that all the surveys showed the lead of PTI in Gilgit-Baltistan with Prime Minister Imran Khan as the most popular leader.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has called for a protest against rigging in Gilgit-Baltistan elections.

Secretary-General PPP Nayyar Bukhari said that the party organizations would hold peaceful protests outside press clubs across the country.

Nayyar Bukhari said that Chairman Bilawal Bhutto was participating in a public protest rally against vote thieves in Gilgit.

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GB Elections 2020: PTI took lead by force and coercive tactics says Maryam Nawaz

GB elections 2020

Pakistan Muslim League N Vice President Maryam Nawaz has alleged that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) took the lead in Gilgit Baltistan Elections 2020 through the rigging. Taking to her Twitter handle, Maryam Nawaz said PTI neither had existence in Gilgit in past nor it has any future in the northern region. PTI took lead … Read more

PML-N Candidate From Shigar Polling Station Got Only ‘One Vote’: Shahbaz Gill

PML-N Candidate From Shigar Polling Station Got Only 'One Vote': Shahbaz Gill

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leader and Special Assistant on political communication Shahbaz Gill said that unofficial preliminary result of a polling station in Shigar in GB has come, the PML-N candidate has got only one vote. Talking to one of the media outlets, Special Assistant Shahbaz Gill said that according to unofficial preliminary results of a … Read more

Gilgit Baltistan Election 2020: Unconfirmed And Unverified Results

Gilgit Baltistan Election 2020: Unconfirmed And Unverified Results

Unconfirmed and unofficial results continue to emerge after the end of polling in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections. GBA 1 Gilgit (1) According to unconfirmed and unofficial results of 35 polling stations of GBA-1 Gilgit, Independent candidate Sultan Raees is leading with 6,564 votes while PPP’s Amjad Hussain is at the second position with  6,564 votes. … Read more

GB elections 2020: ECP must ensure every vote is counted says Bilawal Bhutto

Bilawal Bhutto

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the enthusiasm of the people of Gilgit Baltistan during the GB elections 2020 in the region shows their “commitment towards democracy”. Taking to his Twitter handle, Bilawal said: “The Election Commission should keep in mind the sentiments of the people and should ensure impartial and … Read more

GB Elections 2020: Are COVID-19 SOPs being implemented?

GB Elections 2020

Gilgit-Baltistan government announced standard operating procedures to deal with coronavirus threats at the polling stations. According to the SOPs, the voters will be required to maintain a distance of six feet from each other during the polling. According to the GB home secretary, 8,000 bags containing face covers, masks, gloves, and sanitizers were being dispatched … Read more

GB Elections 2020: All You need to know about Constituencies

GB Elections 2020

 Voters in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region are heading to vote to elect the government for the next five years. According to surveys, Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) is the favorite to win the GB elections 2020. The key politicians from the top political parties drew large crowds and made promises during GB Elections 2020 campaign. … Read more

GB Elections 2020: Polling Underway amid Strict Security

GB Elections 2020

The People in Gilgit Baltistan head to cast their ballots in GB elections 2020 to elect the government for the next five years. The top three political parties, Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) are battling or power in the strategic northern region. According to the … Read more

Opposition’s Hue, Cry Over Rigging In G-B Elections Is To Avoid Defeat: Shibli Faraz

Shibli Faraz

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz has said that the opposition’s hue cry over rigging in the Gilgit-Baltistan elections is to avoid defeat while the opposition considers elections valid in which they are winning. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Shibli Faraz said, “First of all, I would like to thank the people … Read more

Gilgit-Baltistan Elections: 327 Candidates In Fray For 23 Seats

Umerkot

Arrangements for Sunday’s elections to 23 of the 24 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly seats have been completed. The ECP has sent the necessary equipment to the polling station staff through the returning officers of all the constituencies. Unlike the July 2018 general elections in all four provinces of Pakistan and the capital Islamabad, the army will have … Read more

PTI govt. entered its third year with exemplary efforts: Sheikh Rasheed

Sheikh Rasheed Gilgit Elections

The minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has on Saturday said that my ministry is not changing, I am here and I am happy.

Addressing a press conference, Sheikh Rasheed said the people of Gilgit-Baltistan will vote responsibly and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party will win.

He said that whoever loses will say that rigging took place because even in the United States (US) Donald Trump is not accepting his defeat.

We will hear that rigging took place although the votes and voting results totally depend upon the Gilgit-Baltistan people, the minister added.

He said that the PTI government has entered its third year with exemplary efforts, whereas, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has unclear and invisible roles in the development of Pakistan.

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Gilgit-Baltistan elections 2020: 418 polling stations declared highly sensitive

Gilgit Baltistan Election 2020: Unconfirmed And Unverified Results

The administration of Gilgit Baltistan has declared 418 polling stations declared highly sensitive for legislative assembly elections. According to Gilgit-Baltistan government spokesman Faizullah Faraq, the total number of polling stations in the province is 1161. The total number of female polling stations is 368 while the number of male polling stations is 364. According to … Read more

Gilgit Baltistan Elections 2020: MPs barred from participating in campaigns

Supreme Appellate Court

Supreme Appellate Court (SAC) Gilgit-Baltistan has ruled that ministers and members of the assemblies would not be able to participate in the election campaign. According to the details, the GB Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the Chief Court to bar MPs from participating in election activities and said that federal ministers and assembly … Read more

Gilgit-Baltistan Elections 2020: Administration declares holiday from Nov 14-16

Gilgit-Baltistan Elections 2020

The administration of Gilgit Baltistan has declared a public holiday from November 14 to 16 due to the legislative assembly elections. Gilgit-Baltistan elections for the legislative assembly are all set to take place on November 15, and electioneering in the region is in full swing by all political parties. This will be the third election since GB … Read more

Gilgit Baltistan Elections 2020: Met Office Predicts Rain during Sunday Polls

Gilgit Baltistan Elections 2020

The Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted rain followed by snowfall on Sunday when Gilgit-Baltistan elections for the legislative assembly will be taking place. According to the MET office, the first rain of winter in the Northern areas followed by Snowfall. MET office said that the new westerly winds spell would enter the region on Friday and … Read more

Gilgit-Baltistan Elections: A history of contested polls

Gilgit Baltistan elections

Gilgit-Baltistan elections for the legislative assembly are all set to take place on November 15, and electioneering in the region is in full swing by all political parties. This will be the third election since GB was given the power to rule itself in 2009 through its assembly. However, let’s take a look at a history … Read more

Gilgit-Baltistan Elections 2020 in Brief

Umerkot

Gilgit-Baltistan elections 2020 will be taking place in 24 constituencies on November 15. This will be the third election since GB was given the power to rule itself in 2009 through its assembly. Candidates At least 330 candidates will contest this ballot exercise for the 33-member Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly. GB has 24 constituencies and its assembly has … Read more

Gilgit-Baltistan Elections 2020: Security ensured for Sunday polls

Gilgit baltistan

A contingent of more than five thousand security officials has been deployed by the Gilgit-Baltistan administration to ensure safety during Elections scheduled to be held on November 15. According to the details, Spokesman of caretaker Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Mir Afzal Faizullah Faraq has said that all security arrangements for the elections in Gilgit-Baltistan are complete. … Read more

Imran Khan is taking political revenge from opposition says Maryam Nawaz

Maryam Nawaz

The Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) Maryam Nawaz said that the PTI government is suppressing the voices of opposition. According to the details, Maryam Nawaz was addressing a gathering at Nagar Khas in Hunza Valley as part of the election campaign she launched in the region last week. She said that Prime Minister … Read more

Prime Minister Imran Khan likely to arrive Gilgit-Baltistan today

PM To Set Up 'National Youth Council' Under His Leadership

Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Gilgit-Baltistan on Sunday (today) to attend the National Day celebrations of the region.

According to sources, PM Imran will also address a ceremony during his visit to be attended by the Governor Gilgit-Baltistan and interim chief minister of the region

The caretaker chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Mir Afzal Khan, announced that the elections for the legislative assembly will be organized on November 15.

Caretaker CM Mir Afzal Khan said in a statement that all preparations for the organization of polls for GB Legislative Assembly were completed and the authorities will ensure measures to hold a transparent election.

It is pertinent to mention here that the election schedule for the Gilgit-Baltistan region was announced in September 2020.

Earlier on Friday, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that India has become a fascist country influenced by Nazism and is a threat to its neighbours including China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Imran Khan said that he wanted the United States to treat Pakistan equally like India.

Prime Minister Imran Khan said that there was tension in the region which could flare up at any time and whoever the new president was, the United States should treat both the countries equally.

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Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit Gilgit-Baltistan on Sunday: sources

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Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Gilgit-Baltistan on Sunday to attend the National Day celebrations of the region.

According to sources, PM Imran will also address a ceremony during his visit to be attended by the Governor Gilgit-Baltistan and interim chief minister of the region

The caretaker chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Mir Afzal Khan, announced that the elections for the legislative assembly will be organized on November 15.

Caretaker CM Mir Afzal Khan said in a statement that all preparations for the organization of polls for GB Legislative Assembly were completed and the authorities will ensure measures to hold a transparent election.

It is pertinent to mention here that the election schedule for the Gilgit-Baltistan region was announced in September 2020.

Earlier on Friday, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that India has become a fascist country influenced by Nazism and is a threat to its neighbours including China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Imran Khan said that he wanted the United States to treat Pakistan equally like India.

Prime Minister Imran Khan said that there was tension in the region which could flare up at any time and whoever the new president was, the United States should treat both the countries equally.

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