Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Syed Mehdi Shah receives Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif upon his arrival at Gilgit Airport. APP04-040825GILGIT: August 04 – Previous Post Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Gulbar Khan receiving Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at Gilgit Airport. Next Post A historic World War I memorial in Islamabad is at risk of being demolished to make way for a new housing project. The monument, erected by the British Empire after 1914 to honour local soldiers who fought in the Great War, stands on Kuri Road but now faces imminent destruction due to development plans by the Capital Development Authority (CDA). CDA is planning to level a mound in the area as part of a joint project, which threatens the preservation of this historic site,” said an official in the Department of Archaeology and Museums (DOAM).
