by Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro The people of Gayal village in Darel valley of Gilgit-Baltistan use intricate decorations for an ancient mosque, writes anthropologist Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro Pillared verandah of Gayal Mosque, Darel, Gilgit-Baltistan. Photo by the writer Gayal village in Darel valley of Diamer district is believed to have been established about two centuries ago when the descendants of Dudu …

Herald Report An Italian hard rock ballad has penned a song to in memory of two young climbers who met a tragic death while pursuing their passion on one of the 14 high mountains in the Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan region. The tragic end of Italian climber Daniele Nardi and his British colleague Tom Ballard during an ascent on the most difficult …

News Desk As some countries start to see light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel and authorities struggle to balance safety and the economy, a few signals hint that hope is not lost for the summer climbing season in Pakistan, writes Angela Benavides in the ExplorersWeb. Like every other country in the world, Pakistan is suffering from the pandemic. …

K2 is more technical and challenging than Mt Everest says Andrzej Bargiel in an exclusive interview with Jerry Kobalenko, the editor of ExplorersWeb Andrzej Bargiel and his astonishing ski descent of K2 headlined this year’s Banff Mountain Film Festival, which finished last Sunday. Before Bargiel’s onstage appearance, ExplorersWeb had a chance to sit down with the soft-spoken 31-year-old Polish skier and …

In May Nirmal Purja reached the top of Mount Everest. Photo credit: Bermont Possible Project, AFP Nepali man shatters speed record for scaling the world’s tallest mountains ‘to show human capacity’   Herald Report Islamabad: A Nepali climber has become the fastest climber after smashing the speed record and completing the journey to the top of the world’s 14 peaks …

By R.Raheem Sherazi “If one has made a mistake and fails to correct it… one has made a great mistake”—Plato. Life is the feeling of all cherishable desires. We all commit mistakes, we all have big dreams and feel attracted to so many things. During our journey, we want to meet good people and to have a circle of friends. …

 Herald Report Azerbaijani and Central Asian art have a lot to offer the world in terms of discovery, says Rose Issa, a renowned curator, and writer at a discussion in London on the contemporary art of Central Asia and Azerbaijan, organized by Asia House and Caspia Contemporary Gallery in May 2019 A virtual tour of the exhibition can be found here  

Anthropologist Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro takes us to an invaluable site in the Indus-Kohistan region. While traveling along the Karakorum Highway, one comes across many rock art sites that need to be promoted as potential tourist destinations. Sadly, they escape the attention of the authorities. Rock art tourism plays a significant role in the local economy of communities in many of …

11 passengers injured; 16 army personnel among 37 passengers were traveling in the bus from Skardu to Rawalpindi Our Correspondent GILGIT/Islamabad: Army personnel among 26 passengers killed in a bus crash at Babusar, near Chilas, police and rescue and disaster management sources told The High Asia Herald. At least 11 passengers, including women and children, were injured, said the Diamer …

Women who named the unnamed: tribute to the brilliance by Sameena Siddiqui Who they are, they are bizarre! But them you can’t extinguish, They are whole, they are part, mingled so, you can’t distinguish, Determined! They want the flame of hope to ignite, Determined! They want life to illuminate like light, Who they are, they are bizarre! Them you can’t …

YDA, PMA observe August 26 as ‘black day’ against the attitude of health authorities, give 10-day ultimatum to government to accept five-point charter of demands, enforce regularisation act by Inayat Abadali Gilgit: Young Doctors Association (YDA) and Pakistan Medical Association GB chapters observed ‘black day’ against what they called exploitation of the young professionals, ‘irresponsible’ attitude of health department bureaucrats …

Dr. Tarar’s talk is about Pakistani culture, forgotten Pakistani art and his work on the history of the National College of Arts, Pakistan and Pakistani cultural identity. Dr. Tarar explains psychological derivation and anthropological emergence of Pakistani culture as a national and cultural identity. Apart from being a writer, anthropologist, and culture enthusiast, Mr. Nadeem has left no stone unturned …

AFP NEW DELHI: The Indian government and women’s groups hailed ‘historic’ legislation on Wednesday that criminalised ‘instant divorce’ for Muslims, but an influential religious group said it would launch a legal challenge. India’s upper house passed a bill on Tuesday banning the centuries-old practice that allowed men to separate from their wives by saying ‘talaq’– or divorce — three times. …

Qudrat Ali and Saad Munawar traverse 665km through Himalays, Karakoram and Hindu Kush ranges in 23 days     Abdullah Bai Islamabad July 18: Two Pakistani climbers have set a new world record by completing traverse of three mountain ranges in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral. Qudrat Ali, a famous climber from Shimshal valley in upper Hunza and Saad Munawar, a student from …

    Pakistan has been facing a vulnerability of losing its rare artifacts since long as the government has no record of antiquities stolen or smuggled out of the country, experts and officials have warned. The country is situated in a region that had been home to the centuries-old civilisations like Mehrgarh, Indus Valley, and Gandhara. Pakistan hosts scores of …