IWD: GB women striving for social justice, rights
by Kosar Bano, Dr Reshma Parveen, & Rozina Ahmed International Working Women’s Day (IWWD) is celebrated every year on March
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Murdered women: Adiba Parveen, the quietest girl in the valley
by Sanam Mahir In Shimshal, they still talk about the night the quietest girl in the valley disappeared. On June
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Aurat March: LHC moved to uphold right to assembly
News Desk Lahore: Aurat March Lahore organizers have filed a writ petition before the Lahore High Court (LHC), calling for
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The return of terror
By Asim Sajjad Akhtar After each ‘terrorist’ attack, they tell us they are going to go after ‘them’. But there
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No place to call home
Slum dwellers demand protection of homes Islamabad: With clouds of uncertainty looming over their heads, residents of Rishma Colony, H-9
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Denis Urubko on Nims, O2, and the rules of winter
News Desk In a wide-ranging conversation last weekend, Denis Urubko gave his take on the current and future state of
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The musings of Zarathustra
by Aziz Ali Dad Zarathustra was musing outside his hut situated deep in the mountains. He was besotted by demons
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First Global Youth Tourism Summit gets underway
The Summit will bring children and youth from every global region together, giving them a platform to share their vision and hopes for the sector
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Promoting tourism through winter sports
Organised by the Yasin Winter Sports Club, a community initiative, eight men and four women teams from Ghizer participated in the two-day event was held after the district administration cancelled the famous Khalti festival.
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Award-winning artists paint contemporary issues
The national biennale “Arjumand Painting Award”, perhaps the first-ever initiative by any private gallery, which presents substantial cash prizes to recognize emerging artists who possess distinguished talent in painting
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Evolution of Central Asian jewellery art
In Central Asia, the art of jewellery is far from forgotten. Across the region, jewellers create beautiful works of art that call to mind the masterpieces produced in the century.
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Google honours activist with doodle on birthday
News Desk Google has honoured Pakistani slain social activist, architect, and urban planner Perween Rahman on her 65th birth anniversary.
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Digitizing Uzbekistan’s desert art
Nine hundred pieces from Uzbekistan’s Nukus Museum of Art are now online after volunteers armed with cameras and cell phones created an open catalogue of the works in the hope it will prevent theft from one of Asia’s most unique and valuable art collections.
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Sino-Pak ties: gala celebrates 70th anniversary
A special cultural and musical gala was held last week marking the conclusion of year-long festivities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan.
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K2 winter climb: how a Nepali team made history
Driven by national pride, 10 elite mountaineers united to make it to the top of K2 in the dead of
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