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November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 thehighasia

Remembering Hassan Nasir

Hassan Nasir was the son of the nobility from India’s Hyderabad Deccan. But he fought on the side of the peasantry in the historic Telangana revolt.

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 thehighasia

‘Precious day in my life’: Malala ties the knot

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan’s youngest Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at Birmingham, the

November 6, 2021November 6, 2021 thehighasia

Online education: Afghan girls evade Taliban ban

Art classes, sculpting, calligraphy, music, and even yoga psychotherapy are on offer by the Herat Online School.

November 4, 2021November 5, 2021 thehighasia

As Pakistan faces gas crisis, hope revives for TAPI

Pakistan only started importing liquefied natural gas six years ago, but its growing dependence on super-chilled fuel is starting to turn into a nightmare.

November 3, 2021April 25, 2024 thehighasia

A world without hunger

There is nothing more obscene than the existence of hunger, the terrible indignity of working hard but being without the means for sustenance.

October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 thehighasia

Tajikistan approves construction of Chinese base

Beijing’s security presence in Central Asia grows DUSHANBE: Tajikistan has approved the construction of a new Chinese-funded base near the

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 thehighasia

Why Tajikistan is taking a stand against the Taliban

Tajikistan has no intention of getting into a direct confrontation with the Taliban. Rather, by taking a few more risks than its neighbours, the Tajik leadership is counting on boosting its popularity, both at home and abroad.

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 thehighasia

Hate campaign against Asma Shirazi condemned

Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists demand judicial probe for phone tapping, monitoring of journalists Herald Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 thehighasia

Tanzanian writer wins Nobel Prize in literature

the Swedish Academy pointed out Gurnah’s “uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents,”

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 thehighasia

Call for equipping GB youth with technical and vocational skills

Donors, govt officials deliberate strategy for effective implementation of 5-year TVET programme in Gilgit-Baltistan.

October 23, 2021October 24, 2021 thehighasia

‘We need public pressure, not just summits’

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has told the BBC that summits will not lead to action on climate goals unless the

October 23, 2021October 23, 2021 thehighasia

Kohistani Shina-Urdu dictionary published

The three-volume Shina-Urdu dictionary of Kohistani dialect has been published by The Ganddhara Hindko Board and Hindko Academy.

October 23, 2021October 23, 2021 thehighasia

Pakistan is facing an existential crisis

The UN’s IPCC report, warning of melting glaciers in Gilgit-Baltistan should be a wake-up call for Pakistan.

October 17, 2021October 24, 2021 thehighasia

In a first, an artist from GB wins Sadequain award

Imran Hunzai’s work is a critical expression and response to industry, media, and consumerism, and how inorganic culture, modernity, the commodification of values, and the influx of information are dominating organic life.