Pakistan set to issue ‘Panda bond’ in Chinese currency
By Shahbaz Rana ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Thursday approved the issuance of Pakistan’s first renminbi-denominated bonds to raise loans
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Ombudsman finds KU lecturer guilty of harassment
By Laila Raza KARACHI: The provincial Ombudsman has ruled in favour of Shifa Imtiaz on December 20 in the
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The other Jaun Elia-II
By Zameer Abbas I shared the first part of this piece on an elitist WhatsApp group of government officials,
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Best Books on Central Asia in 2018
HAH Report New publications on Central Asia have appeared in genres ranging from history—The Rise and Fall of Khokand, 1709-1876
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Cultural monsters and child molesters in Gilgit-Baltistan
By Aziz Ali Dad When a society and its values become weaker, it denies existence of maladies
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AWP President Fanoos Gujjar dies of cardiac arrest
HAH Report The Awami Workers Party President Fanoos Gujjar died of cardiac arrest on Saturday. He was 63. His
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Call for awareness, policy steps and change in patriarchal mindset to curb child sexual abuse
HAH Report Social and rights activists as well as researchers have called upon the Gilgit-Baltistan government to take
Read MoreActivists for task force to enroll 12m out of school girls
HAH Report Islamabad: Education activists Thursday joined forces to call for the urgent convening of a national Girls’ Education
Read MoreGB status: Provisional province mantra — facts and fallacies
By Anayat Baig A new mantra of “provisional constitutional provincial status for Gilgit-Baltistan is being floated by the ‘Naya Pakistan‘
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GB lawyers to observe ‘constitutional rights day’ on Nov 27
High Asia Herald Report Islamabad Lawyers of Gilgit-Baltistan will observe “Constitutional Rights Day” on Tuesday, (Nov 27) by abstaining
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Govt forms committee on GB reforms
HAH Report Islamabad The government has formed a 10-member committee to examine the constitutional, governance and administrative reforms for Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Synergizing efforts to move forward a sustainable energy agenda
HAH Report Kathmandu: A centre of excellence on Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) was launched on Tuesday (Nov 13) at
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GB journalist wins prestigious award
HAH Report Islamabad Gohar Abbas, a young journalist from Gilgit-Baltistan has won the prestigious ‘London Foreign Press Awards’. He is
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The trouble with our honour
Mudabbir Ali Some say it is a year-old video. Be that as it may, the video came under spotlight of
Read MoreTruth and the media
Aziz Ali Dad ‘If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed but if you read the newspaper, you’re mis-informed.’—Mark Twain Asia
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