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Posts published in “Day: September 23, 2012

Security threat: Traffic between Ghizer, Chitral via Shandur Pass suspended

By Shabbir Mir in The Express Tribune, Sept 23 GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) government barred traffic on the road linking Ghizer to Chitral via the Shandur Pass on Saturday after the ministry of interior warned of a possible attack similar to the Babusar massacre on the route. “We cannot afford to allow traffic on the road due to security threats to passengers,” Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) G-B headquarters Ali Sher told The Express…