Security vs hospitality: a call for smarter tourism regulation in G-B
by Ghulam Amin Beg Hunza’s breathtaking landscapes, nestled in the Karakoram mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan, have increasingly come to symbolize Pakistan’s
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Hunza
AWPGB opposes power plants’ privatisation in Hunza
The leadership of the Awami Workers Party Gilgit-Baltistan Hunza expresses serious concern over the decision to hand over four power plants and future electricity projects and all water resources to a private company. We believe this move poses a risk of depriving the people of Hunza of their natural water resources, employment, and lands, which could enslave them to profit-driven corporate capitalism.
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Burushaski script accepted, primer launched
News Desk Islamabad: The script of Burushaski, one of the endangered languages of Gilgit-Baltistan, has gotten recognition and its own
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Women’s right to property and inheritance in Hunza
by Rozina Ahmed Debate over women’s right to property and inheritance in Pakistan, in general, and in Gilgit-Baltistan, in particular,
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GLOFs pose major threats to people in G-B, Chitral
Steve Cole, Erin Guiltenane In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using 30 years of NASA satellite data have
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Why are glaciers melting at such a rapid rate?
Concerns as glaciers melt in Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistan is home to more than 7,000 glaciers, but rising global temperatures are causing them to melt rapidly.
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Shisper glacier surge: societal impacts, interventions
By KOSAR BANO & CHIMI SELDON The Shisper Glacier surge blocking the proglacial Machuhar River, resulting in the formation of an ice-dammed
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Two girls set a new record by skiing down a peak
Two young climbers also ski down the 6,050m high Mingligh Sar peak Herald Report Parveena Ismail raising Pakistani flag on
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GB Council elections and Hunza
By Rizwan Qalandar The people of Gilgit-Baltistan, especially youth are lately seemed to be engaged in discussions on social media
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Another notch on Sirbaz Khan’s belt in 26 days
Sirbaz Khan, a young mountaineer from Gilgit-Baltistan has another notch on his belt in 26 days by reaching the summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday morning. With the latest achievement, Sirbaz has now conquered seven 8000ers in his treacherous journey to fulfil his dream of putting his foot on the top of the 14 tallest peaks of the world.
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PM lays foundation for first IT park in Hunza
Prime Minister Imran Khan today unveiled the plaque at a ceremony in Chinar Bagh here to lay the foundation of the first information technology park located at Nasirabad, Hunza. The IT Park will provide infrastructure with uninterrupted power supply, high-speed internet facility and a co-working space for businesses, start-ups, freelancers and trade bodies.
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Unhygienic food and declining longevity in G-B
By Rehmat Karim Gilgit-Baltistan has been a region known for its enchanting green valleys, lofty snow-clad mountains, glaciers, fresh air,
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Hunza Matters: Unmaking and Making
by Aziz Ali Dad Let me start this review of the book “Hunza Matters: Bordering and ordering between ancient and
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Major parties in a fix over poll boycott demand
Family members, AWPGB call for polls boycott in GBLA-6 if Baba Jan and 11 other prisoners were not released High
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Nager: five sent to jail for poaching snow leopard
Two persons were sentenced to two years imprisonment and an Rs5 million fine each for poaching the endangered animal. Two
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