Millions across the globe take part in climate strike
The global campaign was organised by young people, political, social and environmental activists, schoolchildren and citizens concerned over the future
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Towards climate justice in the spirit of internationalism
By Ammar Rashid Starting today, we will see the largest worldwide climate mobilisation in the history of the planet for
Read MoreCAREC countries sign declaration to accelerate cross-border cooperation on energy
TASHKENT Nine countries in Central and West Asia on Friday signed a historic declaration that will accelerate cross-border cooperation on energy
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Gilgit-Baltistan: Under the shadow of ‘new great game’ and new status quo in Kashmir-I
By Ghulam Amin Beg On Tuesday, September 14, 2010, I had written this article and published on the Simurgh Institute
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Govt plan for media courts sparks fears for press freedom
News Desk ISLAMABAD The PTI-led government’s plan to launch specialist media courts sparked a furious backlash on Wednesday from media
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Women’s Action Forum: looking back on 38 years activism
Herald Report As we celebrate the near four decades struggle launched by women activists for equal rights in Pakistani society
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PIA plane makes emergency landing at Lahore airport
Herald Report A Jeddah-bound plane made an emergency landing at Lahore airport minutes after take-off on Sunday morning, according to
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Six projects receive 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
The winners will share $1 million prizes which recognizes all parties involved in the conception, design, and realization of a
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Tajik children’s treacherous journey to school
Herald Report Some 300 children from four villages in the Vahdat district of Tajikistan must make a treacherous
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PTI’s slogan of ‘change’ has proven farce: Asim Sajjad
‘Neither the begging bowl has been broken nor 5 million jobs and 100m houses provided’ Farman Ali Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s government
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Ali Yavar — a dreamer, a fighter, a leader
By Abu Ayesha Ali Yavar, a former student leader, who passed away on Thursday (September 5, 2019) at the age
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Pakistan’s women heroes: Asma Jahangir
Women who named the unnamed: tribute to the brilliance by Sameena Siddiqui Who they are, they are bizarre! But them
Read MoreIndependent Tajik news agency facing ‘targeted disruption’
Herald Report The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Tajik authorities to investigate the “apparently targeted disruption” of
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The Political Economy of Women’s Liberation
The position of women rests, as everything in our complex society, on an economic base.—Eleanor Marx and Edward Aveling by Margaret Benston The
Read MoreKashmiris accuse Indian troops of beatings, abuse
They’re marauding our homes like a victorious army, say Kashmiris Herald Report Stories of brutality, violence, arrests, and intimidation of
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