July 30, 2025 |

Colonial governance

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025 thehighasia

Colonial rule fuels ecological catastrophes in Gilgit-Baltistan

by Safiullah Baig The recent devastating floods and ecological disasters in Gilgit-Baltistan are not isolated natural events. They are the

Tracking 3 decades of dramatic glacial lake growth

In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using a 30-year satellite data record have found that the volume of these lakes worldwide has increased by about 50% since 1990 as glaciers melt and retreat due to climate change. Courtest: NASA/National Geographic

Recent Stories

Silent colonisation in G-B: profits for elites, poverty for locals

Bythehighasia | June 21, 2025 |

From the Luxus Hotel to border trade—a legacy of colonial exploitation by Farman

Land Reforms Act: a legal overreach threatening indigenous rights

Bythehighasia | May 27, 2025 |

By Ghulam Amin Beg The Gilgit-Baltistan Land Reforms Act, 2025, passed by the

Voices of the Pamirs: Wakhi’s fight to survive in the digital age

Bythehighasia | February 23, 2025 |

By Ali Qurban Mughani As the world commemorates the 25th anniversary of

Reform vs curtailing old-age security

Bythehighasia | January 25, 2025 |

Pensions serve as essential old-age security, especially since physical and

An alternative to Gilgit-Baltistan’s controversial land reform bill

Bythehighasia | November 13, 2024 |

Herald Special Recently, the Gilgit-Baltistan Cabinet approved the controversial

Pamirian Crossroads and Beyond

Bythehighasia | September 1, 2024 |

Prof Kreutzmann’s explorations have taken him across the mountainous terrains of

Sustainable designs: artists showcase climate-conscious sculptures

Bythehighasia | August 23, 2024 |

In an inspiring collaboration, a husband-and-wife architect duo, Syeda Hafsah

LIIBS 7th Edition: leaders unite for collaborative development

Bythehighasia | April 25, 2024 |

Legislators, economists and business leaders advocate for bridging the political

Colonial rule fuels ecological catastrophes in Gilgit-Baltistan

Bythehighasia | July 30, 2025 |

by Safiullah Baig The recent devastating floods and ecological disasters in

Pakistan’s polio resurgence stymies global eradication efforts

Bythehighasia | July 28, 2025 |

Polio eradication is not just a health priority—it is a national emergency.

Taxation, TIR and the constitutional crisis in Gilgit-Baltistan

Bythehighasia | July 24, 2025 |

If the government intends to tax G-B like other provinces, it must also grant it

Ruin and radiance: rediscovering Sherani and Adam

Bythehighasia | July 17, 2025 |

Akhtar Sherani and Abdul Hameed Adam were poets whose verses shimmered with

Cardiovascular disease — a growing health crisis in Gilgit-Baltistan

Bythehighasia | July 16, 2025 |

By Sadia Gulzar Gilgit-Baltistan, recently recognised by CNN as one of the

The High Asia Videos

Previous

Next

Most Read Stories

Colonial governance

Colonial rule fuels ecological catastrophes in Gilgit-Baltistan

July 30, 2025

Sadia Gulzar

Pakistan’s polio resurgence stymies global eradication efforts

July 28, 2025

Sost Dry Port

Taxation, TIR and the constitutional crisis in Gilgit-Baltistan

July 24, 2025

Sherani and Adam

Ruin and radiance: rediscovering Sherani and Adam

July 17, 2025

Rise in polio cases

Cardiovascular disease — a growing health crisis in Gilgit-Baltistan

July 16, 2025

highway toll, hollow rights

Highway tolls, hollow rights

July 16, 2025

Tragedy of urban isolation

Urban isolation — the silent tragedy of modern life

July 14, 2025

Balochistan's curse

Balochistan: a new turf for global powers’ resource capture

June 27, 2025

Solidarity with Gaza, Iran

AWP protests Israeli, US aggression on Iran, Gaza

June 27, 2025

GBYA demands

G-B youth for release of political leaders, abolition of colonial laws

June 23, 2025

Follow Us On