By Our Correspondent

GILGIT, Sept 15: Parliamentarians, politicians and cross section of society condoled the death of Gilgit-Baltistan Governor Dr Wazir Shamma Khalid who died in Karachi on Wednesday.

Chief Minister expressed deep sorrow over the demise of the governor and described it a great loss. He commended the services of late governor for the area.

“My thoughts are with the bereaved family during this time of loss,” he said in a condolence message to the bereaved family.

Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly Speaker Wazir Baig also expressed sorrow and grief over the demise of the first lady governor of Gilgit-Baltistan. In his condolence message, the speaker conveyed his heartfelt sympathies to the members of bereaved family.

Adviser to the Chief Minister Saadia Zia also expressed his deep sense of grief and sorrow over the demise of the governor.

In his condolence message, the advisor conveyed his heart-felt condolences and sympathies to the members of the bereaved family.

Saadia Zia appreciated the invaluable contributions of late governor for strengthening the democratic institutions in the region and well being of the people which would long be remembered. She said that late governor was widely respected among the political and social circles.

Opinion

Editorial

Pakistan’s moment
Updated 20 Jun, 2026

Pakistan’s moment

Pakistan’s diplomats are second to none, and if these states seek to engage this country constructively, a new modus vivendi for the subcontinent can be reached.
Menacing water plans
20 Jun, 2026

Menacing water plans

IN April last year, India suspended the decades-old Indus Waters Treaty, which contains no provision allowing it to...
World Refugee Day
20 Jun, 2026

World Refugee Day

WORLD Refugee Day, observed today around the globe, marks 75 years since the adoption of the 1951 convention ...
Digital deal
19 Jun, 2026

Digital deal

THINGS have moved rapidly where the Iran-US memorandum of understanding is concerned. While the physical document ...
Failing the public
19 Jun, 2026

Failing the public

WHETHER it is Sindh’s struggle to secure clean drinking water or Balochistan’s difficulty in improving the...
Crushed lives
19 Jun, 2026

Crushed lives

COURTS and commissions have often been up in arms over the health and ecological hazards associated with...