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.
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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.
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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.
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Rights defenders reject ‘negotiations’ with TTP
Prime Minister Imran Khan in interviews to TRT, a Turkish channel, and ‘Middle East Eye’ said that his government was in talks with TTP.
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Towards a disaster-resilient Pakistan
By Shafqat Aziz As the world is reeling from the impacts of the pandemic that has devastated economies and killed
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Sportswomen display talent, energy in upper Hunza
The picturesque valley of Gojal in the Hunza district of Gilgit-Baltistan is fast becoming a talent hotspot for women’s sports. The region has already produced several talented sportswomen who have made the country proud and to see them shining as superstars in Pakistan.
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Afghan pilots tell of daring escape from Taliban, and of life in limbo in Tajikistan
The group, which includes two female military pilots, said they do not want to remain in Tajikistan and hope to resettle in the United States
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Religious history and heritage of Tangir
Anthropologist Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro shares what he learned from village historian of Tangir and some field notes.
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Kamla and Rubina: the fearless feminists
Kamla and Rubina were not the ones to sit quietly when at least one billion women around the world suffer violence every year, hence the campaign One Billion Rising. They wanted our women to say ‘enough is enough and rise with one voice against gender-based crimes,
Read MoreMinimalist artist’s work depicts her traumas, search for peace
by Farman Ali Islamabad: An exciting exhibition of the latest paintings by a minimalist artist opened on Saturday at 8B2,
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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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