From Trophy Hunting to Mining
Can Gilgit-Baltistan’s new PPP government build Pakistan’s next global success story? by Ghulam Amin-Beg Gilgit-Baltistan occupies a unique position within
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Seats secured, mandate rejected: the G-B power paradox
eople of Gilgit-Baltistan know this post-election ritual all too well. The electioneering clamor subsides, the slogans are shelved and the “independent” candidate –yesterday an embodiment of principled detachment, today becomes the most courted citizen in the region.
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داردستان: افسانہ یا حقیقت (حصہ دوئم)
عمران خان آزاد (گمنام کوہستانی) محقق اور عام لکھاری میں فرق ہوتا ہے ۔لیکن ہمارے ہاں ان دونوں کو ایک
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Gilgit-Baltistan Polls: Now Comes The Real Test
by Fazal Ali Saadi The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections held on June 7, 2026, were largely peaceful, barring isolated violence and
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داردستا ن ۔۔ بلند گھاٹیوں کے لوگ (حصہ اول)
(تحریر: عمران آزاد ( گمنام کوہستان تاریخ فاتح لکھتے ہیں۔ شکست کے صورت میں فاتح نہ صرف مفتوح کے گھر
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Diamer Division: A Landscape of Neglect and Backwardness
by F.Ali & Ghulamuddin Diamer Division comprises Astore and Diamer districts, the most neglected and impoverished region in Gilgit-Baltistan. Poverty
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Gilgit Division– A Powder Keg of Identities and Power
by F.Ali & Ghulamuddin Comprising the four districts of Gilgit, Ghizer, Hunza, and Nagar, the Gilgit Division is far more
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No More Lofty Promises: Gilgit-Baltistan Aspires to Real Power
by F.Ali & Ghulamuddin With electioneering concluding tonight after reaching its climax, Gilgit-Baltistan stands at a crossroads. The assembly elections
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Ballots Marked, Voices Ignored – The Gilgit-Baltistan Paradox
by Fazal Ali Saadi As the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections approaches, the familiar theatrics of Pakistan’s ruling parties have descended on
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Baba Jan’s disqualification shakes Gilgit-Baltistan
Bureau Report Gilgit, May 8: In a ruling that has sent shockwaves through Gilgit-Baltistan’s political landscape, the Election Appellate Tribunal
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Freedom of expression, rule of law under stress: HRCP report
The ‘Status of Human Rights in Pakistan in 2025’, documents a year marked by a severe contraction of civic space, the erosion of judicial independence, and deepening insecurity. The timing could not have been more damning.
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Press freedom under threat, journalists call for real action
Bureau Report GILGIT / SKARDU: On World Press Freedom Day, official ceremonies and messages from the caretaker government officials reaffirmed
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Last echoes of Pamirs: ancient languages facing extinction
There are various dialects of almost every language, for instance, Bajuwi, Barwazi, and Shahdara of Shughni, and Khufi dialect of Rushani,
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Why Pakistan brokered US-Iran ceasefire
Pakistan has demonstrated impressive diplomatic skill and strategic resolve in its mediation efforts. However, whether it can truly pull the US and Iran out of the quagmire of war remains to be seen. The two-week ceasefire window is both a valuable opportunity and potentially just the calm before the storm.
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ہنزہ میں دریا کنارے پلیسر گولڈ مائننگ اور اس کےماحولیاتی و سماجی اثرات
اگر ابھی سے کوئی موثر اقدام نہ کیا گیا تو آنے والے سالوں میں دریائے ہنزہ کے کنارے بسنے والی پوری آبادیاں اپنی زمینوں اور گھروں سے بے گھر ہو جائیں گی، اور یہ خوبصورت وادی ایک ماحولیاتی تباہی اور سماجی ناانصافی کی مثال بن کر رہ جائے گی۔
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