Gilgit-Baltistan traders block KKH for fifth consecutive day

• Protests draw support from regional political opposition
• Local businesses face mounting losses as sit-ins in Gulmat Nagar and Sost sever vital commercial links

GILGIT: Local traders protesting import-export policies continued to block the Karakoram Highway (KKH) at Gulmat Nagar for a fifth consecutive day on Tuesday, with a separate demonstration also halting traffic in Sost town near Khunjerab Pass.

The KKH Hunza-Nagar section remained blocked at two locations, causing difficulties...