The local administration of Gilgit-Baltistan has barred public transporters

The local administration of Gilgit-Baltistan has barred public transporters to operate from all districts of the region to Rawalpindi as security has not been provided on the Karakoram Highway. Due to closure of the service, hundreds of passengers have been stranded at different places and it is feared that if the situation persists, there will also be scarcity of daily used items in the Gilgit-Batistan. In recent years after terrorist attacks public transporters were allowed to travel only in convoys and under security.