A suspect who participated in the illegal hunting of a markhor, Pakistan’s national animal, in Chitral was presented before the court of the assistant commissioner of Chitral on Monday following his arrest, reported daily Dawn on Monday. Aslam Baig was arrested from his house on Sunday night and a case was registered against him under the Wildlife and Biodiversity Act, …
By Karimullah He visited Chitral in 1989 and established Sayurge Public School later renamed after Langlands Public School and College. He got retirement in 2012, after serving the institute for 25 years as its founding Principal. Chitral Geoffrey Douglas Langlands, a noted educator, and a former British officer has died in Lahore aged 101. He was admitted to a Lahore …
"The critical understanding about books written by British Colonial officers about GB could be premised on the fact that these works were mostly written for strategic purposes by those who served the power; the unquestioned acceptance of these works and their premium referential status needs to be challenged."
Janita Gurung & Pradyumna J.B. Rana The 25 years after Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ratification have seen many successes in conserving biodiversity in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya regions. Given new challenges, concerted conservation efforts must remain a priority. This year marks 25 years of the ratification of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) – an agreement among 196 countries to …
Special Correspondent HUNZA, April 11: Hopes fading for the survival of three young tourists who were buried under the debris of snow and mudslide after an avalanche hit their hut at a tourist point in Hunza District on Monday. According to local people, the rescue operation launched on Monday evening by the personnel of army and district police, members of …
News Desk The snow leopard is no longer an endangered species, but its population in the wild is still at risk because of poaching and habitat loss, writes the New York Times quoting conservationists. The International Union for Conservation of Nature said on Sept 14, 2017 that new data taken through 2016 prompted the reclassification of the snow leopard from the …
PARIS: Asia’s mountain glaciers will lose at least a third of their mass through global warming by century’s end, with dire consequences for millions of people who rely on them for fresh water, researchers said Wednesday. This is a best-case scenario, based on the assumption that the world manages to limit average global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees …
Karim Ullah CHITRAL: The poverty-stricken people of Broghil Valley, like others in the marginalized areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), have been robbed of their fundamental right to employment by none other than a political party that claims to be the proponent of ‘change.’ In 2010 the KP government declared Broghil Valley a community- managed national park spread over 1,34,744 acres. On …
F. Ali The second International Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Forum concluded in Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan, last week (Aug 25) with a renewed commitment to intensify efforts for the protection of the endangered animal and their ecosystems. The participating countries approved the ‘Bishkek Declaration 2017’ that reflects their determination to preserve snow leopard population and to ensure the cultural, …
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 …
