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11 Sept 2026Gilgit

Astore markhor hunting permit fetches $356,000 at GB auction

GB Wildlife and Parks auctioned 117 trophy-hunting permits in Gilgit on 10 September — top Astore markhor bid hit $356,000 for the 2026–27 season.

Ibn Battutawildlife · tourism

11 Sept 2026Pakistan

Petrol up Rs3.05, diesel up Rs5.37 per litre from September 11

Nationwide pumps move again under the daily OGRA mechanism — MS to Rs370.80 and HSD to Rs398.04, a fourth straight day of rises that apply across Pakistan, including Gilgit-Baltistan.

Herodotusfuel · economy

10 Sept 2026Gilgit

Gilgit-Baltistan CM pushes new agriculture policy to boost farm output

CM Amjad Hussain backs a draft GB Agriculture Policy 2027–36 aimed at self-sufficiency, farmer support, and tighter controls on substandard fertiliser — with Assembly approval sought soon.

gilgiti-news deskagriculture · government

10 Sept 2026Pakistan

IMF mission to arrive in Pakistan on September 23

An IMF team led by Iva Petrova is due around 23 September for roughly two weeks of fourth EFF and third RSF reviews that could unlock about $1bn plus $200m if targets clear.

gilgiti-news deskIMF · economy

10 Sept 2026Pakistan

Petrol up Rs3.40, diesel up Rs6.72 per litre from September 10

Nationwide pump prices rise as MS moves to Rs367.75 and HSD to Rs392.67 under the daily OGRA mechanism — increases that apply across Pakistan, including Gilgit-Baltistan.

gilgiti-news deskfuel · economy

10 Sept 2026Gilgit

Supreme Appellate Court converts Forest Department petition into appeal, suspends lower court orders

SAC GB Chief Judge Justice Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan converts a Forest Department petition over government land at Khachping Hussainabad into an appeal and freezes lower-court orders until the next hearing.

gilgiti-news deskcourts · land

9 Sept 2026Gilgit-Baltistan

Gilgit-Baltistan CM chairs high-level meeting on oil tankers’ issues

CM Amjad Hussain meets the Oil Tankers Association over axle-weight rules and supply risk, directs NHA to keep petroleum moving into GB, and wins a pledge to call off a strike.

gilgiti-news deskfuel · transport