Kyrgyz woman takes on patriarchy by giving her children her own name
BISHKEK (Kyrgyzstan): Activist Altyn Kapalova says she broke “patriarchic norms” in Kyrgyzstan by giving her three children “middle names” that
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Budding artist’s paintings leave audience in awe
By Abdullah Rana Unab Sumble’s figurative painting in acrylic and ink on canvas. Credit: Gallery6 Islamabad: What comes to mind
Read MoreK2 winter fiasco: Slovenian climber tells truth
Slovenian climber Tomaz Rotar shares his experiences and the chaotic unsuccessful bid to summit K2 in winter and the tragic
Read MoreTeachers and parents can reverse language shift
By Ghulam Amin Beg Global research into mother languages shows that changes in demography, migration, cross-culture marriages and the medium
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Sadequain’s drawing book published
The California-based Sadequain Foundation has published the 25th book on the 34th anniversary of the legendary artist, poet and intellectual.
Read MoreTourism recovery: harnessing power of culture, creativity
High Asia Herald Report Baltit Fort. File Photo Islamabad: Two world tourism and culture bodies have joined hands to produce
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‘Look, I did it without you’
I lost my brother but not the courage we shared, says the award-winning documentary ‘Unsung Heroes’ Pakistan Shero fame climber
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Dictators isolated key ingredients of democratic struggle: Rabbani
Senator Raza Rabbani says, dictatorships of Ayub Khan and Ziaul Haq had deliberately isolated key ingredients of the democratic struggle, including students, labour and intellectuals. Although Benazir Bhutto had attempted to restore student unions in 1988, ‘the overarching state structure to which all political governments were, and continue to be, held hostage’ had prevented these efforts from materialising.
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PNCA to open culture centre in Gilgit-Baltistan
High Asia Herald Report Islamabad, Feb 17: Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) will set-up its regional culture centre
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Corona pandemic hits Tajikistan’s tourism sector
Only 0.35m tourists visited the Central Asian country last year as compared to 1.25m in the previous year, says an
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Moderate quake jolts Tajikistan, Pakistan
The tremor have been felt by millions in northern Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan News Desk Islamabad: A moderate earthquake jolted
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Ali Sadpara: who never came back from K2
Muhammad Ali Sadpara, who went missing on K2 on February 5, 2021, will be remembered as a hero for his
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Tributes showered on Asma Jahangir
News Desk Lahore: Rights activists have showered tributes on Asma Jehangir, co-founder and iconic human rights defender and courageous person.
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Ali Sadpara — the man who whispered to mountains
Owais Toheed Ali Sadpara has gone missing on the world’s second tallest mountain, K2, along with two other climbers John
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K2: hopes for survival of three climbers waning
Search-rescue-operation remains suspended due to bad weather High Asia Herald Report File Photo of missing mountaineers: (From L-R) John Snorri
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