Fake news adds to the woes of climbers’ families
No trace of Muhammad Ali Sadpara, John Snorri and Juan Pablo Mohr; Sherpas are moving up to bring down Sajid.
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K2WinterExpedition: Bulgarian climber falls to death
As all eyes are on K2 to witness the historic moment of scaling the world’s second-highest mountain peak by Mohammad Ali Sadpara without oxygen in winter, a Bulgarian climber fell to death on Friday.
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Curriculum: position-making and enactment
By: Reshma P. Musofer Educational reforms and a ‘single-national curriculum’ have lately become a widely debated topic in Pakistan and
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Conservation: academic critiques fortress model
Calls for a community-driven and managed approach in Gilgit-Baltistan By: Anmol, Shams Uddin & Anayat Baig Karachi: The neoliberal development
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K2 winter expedition: strong winds force Sadpara, team to abort final push
Bad weather has forced John Snorri from Iceland, Muhammad Ali Sadpara and his son Sajid Ali Sadpara from Gilgit-Baltistan to abort their final push to the top of K2, the second-highest mountain peak of the world.
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From Silk Road to Belt and Road
A research paper published recently by Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI), University of Central Asia, highlights the social, economic, and
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K2 winter ascent: 10 Nepali climbers make history
Renowned Spanish mountaineer falls to death on the ‘savage mountain’ News Desk Ten climbers from Nepal set a new world
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Women disconnected
News Desk Islamabad: The majority of women face restrictions from their families when using the internet, a new study finds.
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Opinion: of a lesser God
By Asim Sajjad Akhtar Balochistan bleeds again. Yet another episode of gruesome brutality against Hazaras — coal miners no less
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Demystifying children’s critical thinking skills
Karim Muhammad Khan Critical thinking and problem-solving are the core skills of the 21st Century that every educational institution should
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Are Hazaras victims or blackmailers?
by Naveed Toshi The handsome and smart woke up late in the evening to meet the producer of Diriliş: Ertuğrul,
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Dadhocha Dam: landowners protest forced eviction
Local people say they will not vacate their ancestral land without a settlement plan or resettlement by Punjab government; They
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Abductions in UAE: Shia families fall into a despair
by Asad Raza Gokal Since September 2020, when the UAE struck with Israel a deal on normalizing relations, alarm bells
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21 journalists murdered this year, finds report
Reprisal murders targeting media persons doubled in 2020, finds CJP; Ruhollah Zam, an Iranian journalist, was hanged on December 12
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Unhygienic food and declining longevity in G-B
By Rehmat Karim Gilgit-Baltistan has been a region known for its enchanting green valleys, lofty snow-clad mountains, glaciers, fresh air,
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