The 10-member Karakorum Expeditions Pakistan-international joint expedition team, led by Samina Baig, made it to the summit of the 8,126m (26,660 feet) peak on Sunday
The 10-member Karakorum Expeditions Pakistan-international joint expedition team, led by Samina Baig, made it to the summit of the 8,126m (26,660 feet) peak on Sunday
by Rozina Ahmed Debate over women’s right to property and inheritance in Pakistan, in general, and in Gilgit-Baltistan, in particular, is commonplace in mainstream media, social media, and political circles. Although women’s right to property and inheritance is mandated by Islamic Shariah as well as the Constitution of Pakistan, it is rarely honored in practice. Even in regions where the …
A PTI supporter scuffles with a police officer. Dawn The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a landmark decision on Friday disqualified ousted prime minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case and barred him from holding public office. The ECP in a unanimous decision found Khan guilty of “corrupt practices” and disqualified him from being a member of parliament. The …
Participants of an awareness session demand a new legal framework for digital and electronic media journalists and workers and; updating of existing laws for print media.
Through GilgitApp, you can buy and sell a wide range of products, including cars, motorbikes, mobile phones, laptops, home appliances, rent a property and pets.
Senator Farhatullah Babar says a new instrument of law to redefine the mandate of ISI and to bring the intelligence agencies under the ambit of the constitution to tackle the issue.
It should also provide guarantees that those deprived of liberty are kept at a fully authorized place of detention, provide protection to victims, their families and witnesses and also compensation to them.
The scale, scope and spread of the 2022 floods have surpassed the super floods of 2010. The monsoon rains have created unprecedented havoc in all regions of the country stretching from Gilgit-Baltistan and KP to Sindh, southern Punjab and Balochistan.
Kashif Shehroze aka Broadboy on Aug 8, 2022 became the youngest climber in the world to summit Gasherbrum-II mountain.
By Gul Hameed Farooqui A beautiful view of Oveer Lasht Valley in Upper Chitral now facing climate-change-induced danger. Photo by Gul Hamaad Farooqui/HAH Daniyal visited his scenic valley Oveer Lasht nestled in the Hindu Kush Mountains to enjoy summer vacations with peace of mind and enjoy its tranquillity escaping the humid and scorching hot weather of Karachi. But to his …
Pakistan's Samina Baig and Naila Kiani, as well as Iranian Afsaneh Hesamifard, Lebanese-Arab Nelly Attar, Bangladesh's Wasifa Nazreen and Stefi Torguet of Andorra stand on the second highest peak on earth. Over a dozen climbers reach the summit. Afghan climber dies of heart attack
Tseng Ko-Erh aka Grace Tseng from Taiwanese and Pasang Lhamu Sherpa (Akita) become the first woman in their countries to conquer Nanga Parbat
Participants of Ghizer Youth Maraka blast successive governments for their failure and apathy in addressing the issue
Pakistan’s media has been grappling with an existential crisis in recent years, with critical areas going from bad to worse. This includes a staggering two-fifths of media jobs — 8,000 out of 20,000 — being wiped out, partly because of lifeline public sector advertising having shrunk by over half, and a squeezed media economy that is drying up even private sector advertising.
Haniya Minhas has made history yet again by defeating Tunisia's No. 1 player, Zeineb Jaiez, 6-0, 6-0 in her final group match. She has made her country proud by achieving her position in the final 8 out of 24 finest females in the Tennis World Championship
By KOSAR BANO & CHIMI SELDON The Shisper Glacier surge blocking the proglacial Machuhar River, resulting in the formation of an ice-dammed lake Photo: PMD, GBDMA/ICIMOD/HAH Mountain communities are living with the risks and impacts of steady glacial surges, vagaries of weather patterns and increased incidences of cryosphere-related hazards. The impacts of these hazards are not just limited to the destruction of …
Rahmon’s unannounced visit from August 15-18 marked his first to the region since at least 34 people were killed in the crackdown on anti-government protests in Khorug and the nearby Rushon district in May 2022, with several activists also being arrested and sentenced to long prison terms.
Simone de Beauvoir was a prominent French existentialist philosopher, writer, and feminist theorist. Her book, ‘The Second Sex’ remains a seminal work in feminist theory, challenging societal norms and providing a powerful critique of gender inequality
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