GBLA polls 2020
by Sajjad Ahmad GILGIT-BALTISTAN will hold elections on Aug 18, 2020, for the Legislative Assembly’s 24 constituencies. The government’s five-year
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Tourism, climate change affecting fragile mountain ecosystem-II
Tourism and climate change are transforming the fragile mountain ecosystems in the Karakorams, Himalaya-Hindu Kush and Pamirs. Ang Rita Sherpa,
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SCO’s Internet service: facts and fallacies
Students, political and civil society activists march in Yasin main bazaar against non-availability of internet service in Yasin Valley last
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Pakistan’s great digital divide
A new reliance on virtual life in the COVID-19 era has laid bare the lack of internet access for much
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Native Americans shut down pipeline
There is a lesson for the people of Gilgit-Baltistan to learn in the remarkable victory of a native American tribe
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Will border disputes in Himalayas affect climate research?
Scientists hope recent border clashes and the pandemic will not derail the limited progress made on research cooperation over the
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World losing fight against poverty: UN academic
‘We squandered a decade’ says UN’s outgoing special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. Goal to eradicate poverty by 2030
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Gilgit: doctors suspend duties at PHQ hospital
YDA demands protection from hooligans and corona and provision of facilities at hospitals Herald Report GILGIT: Doctors and paramedical staff
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Hoodbhoy resigns from FC College
The renowned physicist took the decision after the FCC administration termed his contract ‘non-renewable’ After an eight-year-long association, Professor Dr
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Punjab: 22 Sikh pilgrims die in train-van crash
Herald Report At least 22 passengers have perished and four others injured after a train hit a van carrying Sikh
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Poppy production rises in Badakhshan province
blob:https://www.rferl.org/f0105167-7ca9-4487-9108-c8abda861a2b Afghanistan lost $1 million in international funding this year making the drive to halt heroin production in Badakhshan even more
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Tourism suffers another blow as PTDC shuts its motels, lays off employees
Pakistan’s tourism sector suffered another jolt as the PTDC has announced to shut down its 30 motels and terminate the services of its 450 permanent employees, prompting a strong reaction from social media activists and employees over the government’s decision
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MMD voices concern at lack of internet access to students
Herald Report Islamabad: A digital rights watchdog has expressed concern at the difficulties being faced by students in attending online classes
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Iran: journalist sentenced to death for role in protests
Students protest in Tehran’s Sharif University on Monday, January 13, 2020. Ruhollah Zam, an Iranian journalist and activist whose online
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‘New techs must serve, not hinder, right to protest’
News Desk The internet and new digital tools are being manipulated as never before to infringe on people’s right to
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