News Desk The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), and the University of Central Asia (UCA), Kyrgyzstan have joined hands to strengthen relations in the fields of curriculum development exchange of faculty and students strengthen the relationship between the two institutes. The representatives of the two institutes Tuesday (Sept 12) signed an agreement of cooperation in the field of communications and …

By  Waseem Altaf Street libraries or “aana libraries” existed till the 70s but gradually vanished in the 80s. Presently, these are almost non-existent. These street libraries were housed in small shops in bazaars and mohallas and would cater to the needs of the local readers. Usually, novels, digests, magazines and storybooks were available which could be borrowed for a day …

By Waseem Altaf We had an old Bush radio at home. Whenever I listened to songs being played, though I was too young at that time, they always fascinated me. When my father went for Hajj in 1971, he brought back a Hitachi cassette recorder for me. From then on, as a young schoolboy, my life was to revolve around …

F. Ali Cultural, environmental and civil society activists, researchers and development experts are worried about the impact of globalization on indigenous people, their culture and ecology, particularly the second wave of changes that is taking place in the shape of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) after opening of the Karakoram Highway (KKH) about three decades ago. However, they also …

Special Correspondent GILGIT, Aug 20: Customary laws and indigenous knowledge have played a crucial role in the sustainable development of livelihood of local communities and managing their natural resources. However, the customary laws should be tailored in a way that could meet the modern challenges and needs of the people. There is a need to revisit the customary laws, which …

News Desk Globalization, particularly the second wave of changes that are taking place in the shape of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) after the opening of the Karakoram Highway (KKH) about three decades ago will have an immense impact on indigenous people, their culture and ecology. There is a need for political will, research-based information to understand the dynamics …