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By Shafqat Ali
ISLAMABAD, May 9 (Gwadar Pro)- Gilgit-Baltistan will be turned into a modern tourist spot, under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and with the help of Pakistan’s federal government, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said on Saturday afternoon.
In a meeting with Chief Minister Gilgit Muhammad Khalid Khursheed who called on him here, Umar said the federal government was planning to introduce new tourist points in Gilgit Baltistan to promote tourism.
He said CPEC is changing the fate of the region and many projects under the multi-billion-dollar plan will be completed soon. He said the federal government was also supporting the development of Gilgit-Baltistan.
NCOC initiates National Immunization Drive against COVID-19
February 3, 2021
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Wednesday simultaneously initiated the National Immunization Drive against Coronavirus (COVID-19) across the Country with all Federating Units including that of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).
The NCOC held the Inaugural Ceremony of the National COVID Immunization Program with the Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar in the Chair flanked by the National Coordinator NCOC Lieutenant General Hamood Uz Zaman Khan.
The Commercial Minister Counsellor China Xie Guoxiang was the Chief Guest where the Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Hussain Chaudhary, the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan, and the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Poverty Alleviation Dr. Sania Nishtar were also present on the occasion.
GILGIT: The University of Baltistan Skardu and the Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) have established a partnership to initiate academic and research programmes.
The HUC is a network of 88 universities from the eight regional member countries (RMC) from the Hindukush Himalaya region. It works on strengthening research and scholarship on issues relevant to the region.
According to a press release issued here the other day, the understanding was reached at a virtual meeting at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Khatmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday.
ICIMOD is a regional intergovernmental learning and knowledge-sharing centre, serving the eight RMCs.
Under the partnership, HUC and the Baltistan varsity have agreed to mutually establish academic and research partnership projects for environmental and humanitarian studies in the trans-Himalayan region with focus on water, disaster risk reduction, environment, climate change, mountain heritage, tourism