Between hope and fear: stories of Uyghur, Kazakh minorities in Xinjiang
An estimated one million people, mostly Muslim minorities, are being held in detention centers across the Xinjiang region in China,
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Nirmal Purja becomes world’s fastest climber after scaling 14 highest peaks
In May Nirmal Purja reached the top of Mount Everest. Photo credit: Bermont Possible Project, AFP Nepali man shatters speed
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Pakistan women’s cricket team outclass Bangladesh, claim T20 series
Pakistan women’s cricket team outclassed Bangladesh to win the third and final T20 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium by 28, claiming
Read MoreSaving rare vultures egg by egg
https://www.rferl.org/embed/player/0/30242696. Conservationists at a zoo in Lahore, Pakistan, are trying to bolster numbers of the critically endangered Oriental white-backed vulture,
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Svitolina storms into semis of WTA finals
Defending champion Elina Svitolina stormed into the semi-finals of the season-ending WTA Finals after a commanding win over Simona Halep
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Karomber Lake — the jewel in Broghil’s crown
Bank of Karomber Lake. — Photo by author “My Love!I am the receding sunshine on the mountains,the running wind on
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Chitrali children work in auto-repair shops without safety gears
Two young auto-workers at work vulnerable to hazards. Photo by the writer. Gul Hammad Farooqi CHITRAL: The child labour in
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Climate change impact on snow leopard, its habitat highlighted
Herald Report Conservationists, ecologists, and environmentalists have called for enhanced efforts and awareness about the impact of climate
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Observatories advancing tourism impact monitoring at destination level
News Desk Observatories from all around the world, as well as other stakeholders from the public, private and academic fields
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Poetry is a journey mix of observations and fantasies
Young poet Humaira Amjad explains her poetry and motivation to come up with her book ‘Fixing’ with Shafqat Aziz The
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Youth, women drive spur social business growth in Pakistan: global poll
By Zofeen Ebrahim and Elena Berton KARACHI/LONDON, Oct 22: From turning organic waste into fertiliser to sharing farm equipment,
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10 inspiring Iranian poets and their verses
For centuries, Iran has been producing some of the world’s most influential and inspiring poets, whose works revolutionized the literature of
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Books: translating Central Asian literature
HAH Report Shelley Fairweather-Vega, a Seattle-based writer and translator. She translates literature from Russian and Uzbek languages into English.
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Report finds discrimination against non-Muslims in educational institutions
There is a need for a radical shift, reforms in legislation, teachers’ training and behavioural transformation of society HAH Report
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8 killed, 10 injured in Chitral road crash
By Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: At least eight people died and 10 others injured when a passenger van fell into
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