Shandur, Khunjerab festivals delayed.

GILGIT -- The Gilgit-Baltistan government on Friday decided to postpone Shandur and Khunjerab top festivals over coronavirus threat.

According to a notification issued here, all the private and government educational institutions, including universities and religious seminaries, will remain closed till March 14. Board examinations, police training centres, sports activities, relatives' meetings with prisoners and all public gatherings have been postponed till further orders.

Meanwhile, GB health secretary Rasheed Ali informed a meeting of the steering committee on coronavirus chaired by home secretary Mohammad Ali Randhawa on Friday about the steps...