Fazal Ali among unsung heroes who scaled K2 three times
The most experienced and humble HAP from Shimshal climbed the savage mountain without supplemental oxygen. High Asia Herald Report Islamabad,
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Manufacturing zombies
by Waseem Altaf Writing textbooks for students who are in a formative stage is serious business. Errors and omissions on
Read MoreAnother feather on world’s youngest climber’s cap
Shehroze Kashif becomes youngest Pakistani to summit K2 High Asia Report Gilgit: Shehroze Kashif became youngest Pakistani to summit K2
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Pakistan’s youngest climber summits K2
It was a great day for the climbing community on Monday when Pakistan’s youngest climber Shehroze Kashif and four climbers
Read MorePakistan’s youngest climber Shehroz, four from Hushe Valley summit K2
High Asia Herald Report Pakistan’s youngest climber Shehroz Kashif and four climbers from Hushe Baltistan reached to the top of
Read MoreOn the road in Uzbekistan
A 2,500-kilometer road trip by Anzor Bukharsky, one of Central Asia’s most beloved photographers and cultural commentators, offers a rare
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‘Art can breathe life in society’
Karim Ahmed Khan, a young artist from GB, wins Arjumand Painting Award 2021 by Farman Ali Artists, members of
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Hundreds of Afghan soldiers escape to Tajikistan
In places where the Afghan defence forces and the local uprising forces stood against the Taliban, not only did the Taliban fail to gain any territory, but its forces were also thoroughly defeated.
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ؓBook Launch: Hunza Matters
Incorporation of the Hunza Valley into the British-Kashmirian realm followed a successful military intervention, control measures, and a strategy aiming to establish an indirect rule. The colonial project has significantly affected living conditions in the Hunza Valley until today.
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Land struggles
Pakistan, where land developers of all stripes are facilitated by all mainstream political parties and the judiciary. Where sitting provincial and federal governments go to great lengths to point out how this rampant conversion of people’s livelihoods and shelter for profits of the few is a central plank of their development strategy. Where the laundered proceeds of real estate development are given safe passage and an ‘agreeable adjustment’, and where those resisting this injustice like activists of the Awami Workers Party, the Sindhi rights movements, and the farmers’ movements in Lahore and Sheikhupura, are subjected to repression, imprisonment, and coercion.
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A youth-led development agenda for Gilgit-Baltistan
Riaz Akbar spells out a comprehensive youth-led development roadmap for Gilgit-Baltistan, outlining four areas that can kick-start GB’s economy and increase the whole pie of the budget.
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Domestic violence: Let’s talk about it!
Domestic violence, rape, and murder have been around in Gilgit-Baltistan for so long, but these subjects are considered taboos in our society. People till the recent past wouldn’t dare to talk about these subjects openly. We tend to keep them under the carpet to save the so-called ‘honour’ of the family, region, or religion.
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Speakers vow to resist attacks on media, judiciary
Leaders of lawyers’ and media bodies, human rights defenders, and parliamentarians Thursday vowed to resist increasing assault on judiciary and media.
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Tajik buzkashi horsewoman breaks barriers
Tajik rider Malika Rajabova is used to being the only woman on the field when she plays buzkashi, a Central Asian sport in which competitors on horseback fight to grab a goat carcass.
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Russia’s Eurovision finalist living a ‘dream,’ warns against anti-immigrant nightmare
Tajik-born singer representing Russia in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest says her berth in the finals this weekend is “like a dream.” But she says the problems she and other immigrants face in Russia won’t ever be far from her mind.
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