Gilgit Baltistan University lecturer Haji Mohammad Rashid was travelling with five other passengers to Islamabad via Babusar Pass when he was shot dead during a robbery attempt . Two suspects linked to the shooting were been apprehended whereas Diamer police also claimed to have found a firearm in their possession of the suspects .
The road would remain closed for traffic from am to am on a daily basis while a convoy system for vehicles travelling between GB and other areas would be in plact from pm till midnight . Intensive efforts are underway to apprehend the actual wrongdoers .
In Skardu a protest rally against the shooting was organised at Yadgar Chowk where the participants condemned the incident and demanded severe punishment for the culprits . They also expressed concern over what they called attempts to create divisions between Diamers and Baltistan citing past robberies in the specific Babrusar Top area .
The area is located within two kilometres of the intersection of AJK KP and GB. Situated at an elevation of feet above sea level this area is situated at an altitude of about 30 metres above sea sea level and is located in the area is within two km of the border border with AJK Peshawar District of Peshawar, Peshawar and Balewa District of Balewan District of the Balewn .
The Balewi District of Kharsi Districts of Peshawan has been declared an Area of the District of District of Rawawan and the District has been an area of the Border of the Rawan has also been a safe place for a safe zone. The district has been a ‘safe place’.
The area has been described as a “safe place to be a very safe place.