Flash floods wreak havoc in GB, claim 8 lives
By Inayat Amir Flash floods and landslides have wreaked havoc in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral claiming eight lives during the last
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Climber Iman Karim falls to death on G-II
Iman Karim was part of an expedition along with noted mountaineer Sirbaz Khan and Rana Javed.
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Call for criminalizing state torture
By Inayat Amir The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the state to criminalize torture and make
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Anita Karim knocks Aussie opponent out to bag sensational victory
Pakistan’s first-ever female Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Anita Karim has won her fight against Australia’s Uyen Ha at Lumpinee
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Climate change catastrophe is here and now
Unprecedented flash floods, water scarcity, dying glaciers, abruptly changing weather patterns, rising cases of rare diseases, and climate-change-induced loss of natural habitat are some of the discernible symptoms that are already on display in Pakistan.
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Documentary on Islamic extremism wins award
The 50-minute documentary titled “Islam’s Battle Within” gives a rare insight into the Jamia Haqqania Akora Khattak aka the “University of Jihad”, an ideological nerve centre of the Taliban and other splinter groups in Southeast Asia i.e. Jemaah Islamiyah
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‘Melting glaciers will impact food output in S. Asia’
global warming causes glaciers to start melting earlier in the year, just when crops are being sown. This is favourable, but later in the year, when crops need the most water, there is less meltwater.
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A day of ‘shame’: Democratic voices oppose govt’s move to dissolve NA
By Inayat Amir In a swift rejoinder to the government’s move to dissolve National Assembly in a bid to evade
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Murder of merit: drive against regularization of contractual employees
By Inayat Amir Islamabad: The people of Gilgit-Baltistan especially members of civil society, youth organizations and journalists have opposed the
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Sedition case: IHC bars police from arresting Imaan, others
By Inayat Amir Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court has restrained the capital police from arresting a human rights defender, a
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Blast at Peshawar mosque kills 30 worshippers, injures over 50
A suicide bomber blew himself up inside the mosque during Friday prayers, police say By Inayat Amir PESHAWAR: At least
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Asma Shirazi serves Rs10m defamation notice on PTI’s Ali Nawaz Awan
Seeks unconditional apology, removal of defamatory comment from social media By Inayat Amir ISLAMABAD: Prominent journalist Asma Shirazi has served
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by Inayat Amir As the move for granting provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) looms large on the horizon, political
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Scholar, media historian Mehdi Hasan’s death condoled
His teaching career spanned 50 years, during which he served as the dean of journalism and mass communication at Beaconhouse National University.
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