Flood kill 46 in Gilgit-Baltistan

By Farooq Ahmed

GILGIT: Forty-six people were killed and 30 injured by lightning and flash floods in Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan, officials told Dawn on Wednesday. Ten people are missing.

The officials said lightning struck Gais Bala, about 25km south of Chilas, on Wednesday, killing 35 people who had left their flood-ravaged village and taken refuge on a hill two days ago.

Police chief Ali Sher said the village was cut off after a suspension bridge linking it with Karakoram Highway was destroyed by the Indus surge.

Another 11 people were killed in Khinar valley. Their bodies were found on Tuesday.

The floods have so far killed over 100 people in Gilgit-Baltistan, 58 of them in Baltistan.

People of the region are facing immense hardship because Karakoram Highway and link roads are blocked for 12 days and all flights have been suspended.

There is an acute shortage of medicines in hospitals in the region.

BASHA DAM is just only for the NWFP & PUNJAB not for GILGIT-BALTISTAN

It is great issue raise for the NORTHERN areas to disperse their concentration from the basic problems of the region, it is common in Gilgit-Baltistan that "Is Basha Dam benificial for us or not?" everyone is discussing on this topic but still we have not understand its fact. The Question is simple, where is it located? is there any industry in Gilgit-Baltistan? who will get the interest from it? who will be the Owner of it? why DAM is contructed here? what will be given to the residents of the region?

Everyone (POLITITION) thinks of changing the world, but no one (POLITITION) thinks of changing himself

by Iqbal Burcha Essa Kahn President NASA - KU,University of Karachi,PAKISTAN.

The world conditions are just like the water vapors in the atmosphere which moves according to the direction of the air. We people of Northern areas are residing in the highly sensitive region of the world, where everyone has to be attentive, but this is far away from everyone. Everyone of us trying to change the world but no one try to change himself, so the world is in crises, if everybody gives up his bad means by which he or she take them away from hard work, then it will be easy for everyone to do work of their own part. But we can see work shares in all the fields. We don't think so far about the future of our region? How world is revolutionized? the political crocodiles are trying to eat the food of our people, we are still unawake in our all fields from politics to education each and everyone raise their slogan for their own interest, no one is ready to do constructive work for nation.

Are we self-responsible?

Shahid Ali Form Nasirabad Hunza

If we glance at the present situation of Pakistan then a series of problems come across our mind. Our economy is decreasing day by day, law and order situation is becoming doubtful, inflation is on its climax. These are the primary problems which give birth to several secondary problems; such as, unemployment, illiteracy and ignorance. These are the main causes to produce a threat to our national integrity, which we call "**terrorists". Let us examine our self. It is a fact that we are well aware of all these issues and there causes. We are gone through news everyday. Now we should ask question from our self that, are we playing our individual role? The answer is definitely NO! We are just blaming each others. We go through newspapers and news channels for the sack of information and entertainment but never try to give our positive opinion in the best interest of our country. Now it is my humble request to all of you please stops blaming each others and the government, show some flexibility, think for this country, come up with new ideas and play your individual roles for the betterment of our motherland.