The terrain of transformation
Civil society, as a key concept of social theory, has remained a Western construct for the most part of our
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Author: thehighasia
The female car mechanic driving change in patriarchal Pakistan
MULTAN: Since picking up a wrench as one of the first female car mechanics in conservative Pakistan, Uzma Nawaz has
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GB’s status: SC seeks govt reply on Sartaz Aziz committee recommendations
Special Correspondent Islamabad, Oct 15: Pakistan’s top court Monday sought Senator Sartaj Aziz’s recommendations on the constitutional status of Gilgit-Baltistan and
Read MoreRiches from rags, Ahmed’s paintings a window to his past, reflection on relationships
By Farman Ali Islamabad, Oct 14: Artist and poet Ahmed Habib’s latest artwork is a self-reflection on relationships, inner conflicts,
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Psychopathology and societal malaise of Gilgit-Baltistan
In his incisive and thought-provoking analysis, Aziz Ali Dad dissects and diagnoses the psychological pathologies afflicting the cultural mindset of
Read MoreLawyers intensify efforts for consensus on GB’s status
Herald Report Islamabad As the legal battle for the constitutional rights of Gilgit-Baltistan enter a crucial stage, lawyers have also
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SC forms larger bench to hear petitions against GB Order 2018
Farman Ali Islamabad The Chief Justice of Pakistan Tuesday formed a larger bench to hear petitions about the constitutional status
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Colonial historiography and Gilgit-Baltistan
“The critical understanding about books written by British Colonial officers about GB could be premised on the fact that these works were mostly written for strategic purposes by those who served the power; the unquestioned acceptance of these works and their premium referential status needs to be challenged.”
Read MorePremier Khan assures CM Hafeez of continued support in GB development
PM directs the planning ministry to ensure availability of funds for GB projects, wheat subsidy; appreciates PML-N govt’s performance in GB; calls for better coordination, CM apprises Khan of GB apprehensions, concerns.
Read MoreGB govt revises assistance package for heirs of deceased employees
Special Correspondent GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan government has approved amendments to the Assistance Package policy for its deceased employees, enhancing age
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Poverty of aid: Academics question US, Pakistan’s elites’ development model
The American model for development after World War-II was utterly incongruent with the social, economic, political and institutional ground realities in Pakistan …For this very reason, American and Pakistan’s ruling elites’ solution of throwing money for the alleviation of poverty did not have much success,” Professor Nipa Banerjee, a senior fellow, Faculty of Social Sciences at the School of International Development and Global Studies at Ottawa University, Canada.
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CM Hafeez rejects cut in uplift funds, withdrawal of wheat subsidy
Ali Ahmed Jan & D.W.Baig ISLAMABAD, Oct 3: Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman has expressed serious concerns
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Raja Jalal Maqpoon: another not-so-clean pick of PTI for GB top office
By IKRAM BOKHARI ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: The appointment of Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon as Gilgit-Baltistan’s (GB) governor is another addition
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Woman from GB awaits relatives at Edhi home
Staff Report Islamabad, Oct 2: A woman from Gilgit-Baltistan is waiting for relatives at Edhi Home, H-8 Sector, for four days.
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Plan afoot to tame three flooding rivers thru cascading
Herald Report Islamabad: Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) government is working on a proposal to control land erosion in three towns by cascading
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