The volcanic seven summits
Mount Damavand, Alborz mountain range, Iran. Photo: Matthew Traver by Matthew Traver Since 1980, more than 400 people have climbed
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Food taboos: Kalasha women victim of faith, patriarchy
High Asia Herald Report There are certain food taboos in some Asian and African communities and tribes that are prohibited
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Second Pakistani climbs highest mountain in Argentina in a week
News Desk MENDOZA: Pakistan’s Asad Ali Memon successfully climbed Aconcagua — the highest mountain peak in South America — and
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Climate change: Ladakh’s nomads and pashmina wool’s future
Each family has several hundred goats, all of which need to be moved separately so they don’t get mixed up
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How Ikat accompanied history in Central Asia
Ikat is a fabric that got its name from the resist dye technique used to make its patterns. But Professor
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Pakistan more corrupt than before, reveals TI report
“Governments must urgently address the corrupting role of big money in political party financing and the undue influence it exerts on our political systems.”- Delia Ferreira Rubio Chair Transparency International
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Batura Sar peak remains unconquered in winter
Polish climbers team terminate expedition even before reaching the base camp Ali Qurban Mughani PASSU: The Polish climbers
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Italian climbing duo end GI&II bid after near-fatal crevasse fall
Simone Moro and his partner Tamara Lunger call off a plan to scale Gasherbrum I and II after injuries
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Rights defender detained briefly at Lahore airport
Jalila Haider was stopped from traveling to the UK, released after 7 hours after a strong reaction from political and
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Protesters demand release of Baba Jan, 14 political prisoners
High Asia Herald Report LAHORE: A protest was held at Lahore Press Club on Sunday (19 Jan 2020) to demand
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Young Afghan woman teaches Sufi dance in Kabul for ‘inner peace’
Mirzaie, founder of a Sama Dance group dances with her teammates in Kabul. Reuters Fahima Mirzaie hopes the Sufi dance
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In conversation with Chomsky: Pakistan, India, religion, and climate change–III
In this last installment of the three-part article based on correspondence between Hassan Mirza and Professor Noam Chomsky, the internationally-acclaimed
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Life among the graves in northern Afghanistan
https://rferl.org/a/afghanistan-homeless-family-cemetery/30381496. An ethnic Turkmen family in northern Afghanistan was homeless and desperate — so they took shelter
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Culture is soul of a nation: Dr Fouzia
Chinese new year music gala and intangible art show draws big crowed at PNCA By Farman Ali Islamabad, Jan
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Obituary: from overdue to too soon
What could have compelled young SSP to take his own life? By Shafqat Aziz He was by no
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