Published on, Sept. 28 -- September 28, 2025 4:32 AM

Traders in Gilgit-Baltistan ended their over two-month-long sit-in at the Sost Dry Port on Saturday, paving the way for the resumption of trade and tourism via the Pakistan-China border at the location. The protest was launched in July against the government's taxation policies and suspension of customs clearance at the port. Trade leader Javed Hussain, who led the protest, told the media, that the announcement about traders ending the protest ending was made by the supreme council - a body that had represented the them in talks with the federal and GB government. Following the negotiations, Power Minister Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari had announced on Wednesday that the government h...