The world & us
By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar The world’s richest, most powerful people are gathered for their annual lovefest at the World Economic
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CPEC: Potential threats to G-B’s ecosystem
By Nadia Zartaj Gilgit-Baltistan, with its unique geography, has one of the most diverse landscapes on earth. The region is
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HRCP condemns arrest of journalist in Pakistan
News Desk The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the arrest of journalist Shahid Aslam by the
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Book highlights diverse ecosystem of HKH regions
HAH Special Correspondent Islamabad: A book on studies of three major mountain regions of Pakistan has been published. The book,
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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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Torching girls’ school and emerging situation in GB
By Safiullah Baig Diamer District is once again in the limelight for not a good reason but for a despicable
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ECP disqualifies ex-PM Imran Khan
A PTI supporter scuffles with a police officer. Dawn The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a landmark decision on
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Meta expands digital literacy programme to G-B
The programme has reached 130,000 students and 3,094 teachers across 28 districts of the country providing them with a collection of accessible learning modules that help people think critically and share online thoughtfully, as well as empowering them with the skills needed to be informed and safe online.
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Spotify launches new program featuring a G-B artist
Pop singer and songwriter Hasan Raheem — hailing from Gilgit-Baltistan — has become the first featured artist in Spotify’s documentary in Pakistan.
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Call for a rational debate on death penalty
There is a need for a rational debate on the death penalty involving scholars, jurists, academia, civil society and human rights defenders and legislation on the scope of the President’s powers to grant pardons to resolve the ambiguities created by the rulings of the superior courts.
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Sports fest organised for Chitral jail inmates, staff
The two-day events aimed at providing entertainment and engaging 90 prisoners including four women in healthy activities By Gul Hamaad
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Imran’s dark web man delivered ultimatum: Sethi
The senior journalist and TV commentator said the PML-N could have governor’s rule imposed in Punjab. He said this is
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Philosophy of happiness: What does it mean to be happy
By Ania Perveen Slovenian Philosopher Slavoj Zizek has quite pithily said, “Happiness was never important. The problem is that we
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‘Protect rights of journalists, media workers
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.
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Pakistan reels from floods
After record temperatures and drought, swaths of Pakistan lie submerged, symptoms of a climate crisis its people play little part in.
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