Learning from Afghanistan
Pervez Hoodbhoy WHAT did Afghan kids study after Mullah Omar’s Taliban were ousted in 2001? What was their school curriculum
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Tourism & plastic pollution: winners of Students’ League contest announced
This year the Global UNWTO Students’ League competition focused on addressing the issue of plastics pollution within the sector, as well as maximizing tourism’s contributions to rural development.
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Potential impacts of 5-star hotels on Hunza’s ecology
In Hunza where people are still struggling to have access to basic needs including water, sanitation, electricity, health and education luxury and hotels with high inventory will have disastrous outcomes
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Ancient megaliths of the Yasin Valley
Megalithic graves or stone circles are found in all four tehsils – Punial, Ishkoman, Gupis and Yasin of the district. A few published reports and articles mention the megalithic graves in Yasin, Gupis, Iskhoman and Upper Gakhuch.
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Hunza on fire
By: Ashab Baig Commercial greed, unplanned construction and unregulated tourism are defacing the natural beauty of Hunza. HAH Photo My
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Making Gilgit-Baltistan fifth province
The matter of granting provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan involves a contested political process with multifarious implications to the interests of stakeholders
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Take control of your knee pain
Knee pain is the most common health issue in mountain regions and urban centres alike. But simple home exercises and stretches can help ease some common types of knee pains.
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High drama on Rakaposhi ends with rescue of 3 stranded climbers
What went wrong with the climbers and how to avoid such risks? Abdul Joshi, leader of the rescue team and an established climber in an exclusive interview with The High Asia Herald highlights the factors that created problems and suggests steps for putting in place complete rescue arrangements and safety gears.
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Operation to rescue 3 climbers stranded at Rakaposhi aborted
The rescue operation will resume on Monday; one local and two Czech climbers are stranded at 6900m altitude at Rakaposhi
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Has Covid-19 ended the neoliberal era?
The year 2020 exposed the risks and weaknesses of the market-driven global system like never before. It’s hard to avoid
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14 members of a family among 19 perish in rain-related incidents in KP
High Asia Herald Two persons were injured after lightning hit two houses in Torghar and Malakand districts News Desk ABBOTTABAD:
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Team at Nilt to start rescue operation at Rakaposhi
As the rescue team waits for the helicopter, communication has been re-established with the three climbers stranded at Rakaposhi for the last three days.
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For Afghan students, new orders cut contact between peers
The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, marked on August 15, has prompted a sequence of pushbacks on the rights and regular movements of citizens, especially women who, as they anticipated, are facing multiple threats to political representation, education and public work.
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What is the pandemic’s true death toll?
Officially, Covid-19 has killed over 4 million people. But it is undercounted and the actual toll is something around 15
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CM has no discretionary powers to allocate funds, says GB court
Chief Court says all members have equal rights on development funds; disposes of a petition directs opposition members to approach SAC for early hearing of an identical case.
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