Twenty-six
professional bikers from Malaysia are taking part in the bike rally, which
started off from Islamabad on Oct 9. The bikers have so far covered a distance
of over 600 kilometres.
The same
day, the bikers returned to Gilgit on their way back to Islamabad, where they
are scheduled to reach on Oct 17. The tour organiser, managing director of
golden peak tours, Raja Anwar Ali told newspaper that it was the first time
that a number of bikers toured the region.
He said the
bikers stayed at various points of the region and enjoyed the weather,
traditional foods and autumn scenes. He said such events could boost
international tourism in the region. He said initially the bikers were
schwduled to arrive at Khunjerab pass through the Babusar pass, but bad weather
compelled them to travel through KKH.
Snowfall:
High altitude areas of Gilgit Baltistan have been receiving snow for last three
days, disrupting routine of local people and leaving many remote parts
disconnected from rest of the region.
The Babusar
road also has been closed to vehicular traffic due to snowfall, with the
temperature in the area dipping to minus 7 Celsius. The electricity shortfall
has started deepening as generation in the area depends on water flow in the
channels, but glaciers have seized to melt due to arrival of winter.
Authorities
said Babusar top had received six to seven inches of snow. Besides, Ghanche,
Skardu, Astore, have also received snowfall. An official of GB food department
told media that the department would dispatch basic commodities of life,
including wheat, to the snow-bound areas in Skardu, Astore and Hunza-Nagar
districts.
The official
said wheat to be dispatched to the villages was already stocked in government
stores of the respective villages.
