Posts tagged as: Skardu

Indian firing kills Pakistan army’s captain: military official

Pakistan army captain was killed and another soldier was injured in Indian firing along the Line of Control (LoC), military officials said Wednesday. It is the latest incident in the on-going escalations along the LoC, which has heightened diplomatic tensions between the South Asian nuclear rivals. Pakistan and India had declared a ceasefire in 2003 […]

Sights and Sounds of Shangrila: Heaven on Earth

Amidst a landscape of towering mountains, deep gorges, crashing waterfalls and quiet lakes, Skardu attracts tourists from various parts of the world.   Located in heart of Gilgit-Baltistan, Skardu is an ideal place for summer expeditions, hiking, trekking, and exploring archeological history of the region and above all to treat oneself with placidity after the […]

Sakardu Helicopter crash leaves five dead

Skardu: (Wednesday, July 11, 2012) An army aviation helicopter crashed near Skardu airport in Gilgit Baltistan. In result of the incident, at least five people are reported to be dead. The deceased included the pilot and co-pilot of the copter. According to the details, the helicopter was returning from Gayari when, due to some technical […]

Nawaz Sharif criticizes point-scoring tactics of the government

Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz Chief, Nawaz Sharif in his latest criticism said that the government was only interested in political point scoring, adding the issue of new provinces should be done with consensus. Addressing a news conference during his visit to Sakardu, the PML-N chief accused the government of not being interested in addressing public […]

Skardu: landslide to claim dozens of lives

Skardu: landslide to claim dozens of lives Rawalpindi – April 7, 2012: As many as 135 persons including 124 army soldiers and 11 civilians (paid out of def estb) of 6 Northern Light Infantry Battalion came under a huge snow slide early this morning in Gayari sector near Skardu. Snow slide is covering an area […]

Local Chitrali youth invents “Avalanche Detector” based on the principle of Resonance

  Local Chitrali youth invents “Avalanche Detector” based on the principle of Resonance   Local Chitrali youth Mohammad Khalid, a Masters degree holder in Electronics from the University of Peshawar, has come up with his latest invention, “Avalanche Detector”, a device which can pre-empt the deadly Avalanches in the region. The electronic device will provide […]

Concordia: Throne Room of the Mountain Gods Part-1

  Concordia: Throne Room of the Mountain Gods Part-1  It is considered one of the longest and one of the bleakest treks in the world and takes a never-ending hike of a whole week to reach the cradle which holds no fewer than four eight-thousand meter peaks commonly known as 8000ers, in one place. Home […]

Join WishFree.com

Photo Gallery

Unique Auction UAE
Log in