Fighting Covid-19: Tajik doctor donates Hajj savings
News Desk Shirin Nazirmadova, a doctor from southern Tajikistan, has been saving for years to afford the hajj pilgrimage that
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As US moves to exit Afghanistan, rivals prepare to swoop in
News Desk The US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 was backed by most countries in the region, who shared the
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Decolonising aid, again
‘The unfinished business of decolonisation is the original sin of the modern aid industry.’ by Paul Currion This year calls
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History of human violence explains how society shaped killing
‘Most parts of the world are safer than ever before. But a few are probably the most violent that human
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Football: high goals
Participating teams of Gilgit-Baltistan Girls Football League 2019 at Passu, Gojal, Hunza: Photo: GBGFL Ayesha Izhar As the first ray
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Tourism: the closing of Gilgit-Baltistan
Will the reopening of tourism in GB provide some relief or has the pandemic made the future of tourism more
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Students demand better telecom service for GB
The people of Gilgit-Baltistan are unable to cope with the situation due to degraded 4G often termed as Long Term Evolution (LTE) and fixed broadband internet services provided by SCO.
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Faiz, India and protest
Faiz’s ‘Hum Dekhenge’ has continued to inspire activists for decades. Why do the leftist poet’s words continue to resonate today?
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Wildlife crime putting environment and health at risk: UN report
The COVID-19 pandemic shows how wildlife crime is a threat not only to the environment but to human health, according
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GB students stranded in China
Around 1,300 Pakistani students were studying in different universities in China’s Hubei province, including 800 students in Wuhan
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Ali Shir Navayi and the rich world of Turkic-Persian poetry
Ali Shir Navayi a Turkic poet, writer, politician, linguist, and mystic, was the greatest representative of Chagatai literature and left a lasting impact on Central Asian
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Snow leopards community conservation in Kibber
Want to learn more about National Geographic’s feature on snow leopards and community conservation? Ajay Bijoor takes you behind the
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Internet woes: media highlights GB students’ movement
Youngsters start #Internet4GilgitBaltistan campaign; pictures of students sitting on mountaintops with books and laptops highlight the issue, reports Gulf News
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Opinion: Pakistan and the new great game
Senator Sherry Rehman Is the China-India conflict in the Himalayas blows hot and blows cold, Islamabad’s studied reticence has so
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10th NFC Award and its challenges
By Wajidul Islam The National Finance Commission (NFC) is a resource-sharing mechanism between the federal government and federating units. It
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