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Rock art and inscriptions of Diamer

By thehighasia
November 19, 2021
in :  Diamer District, Features, Gilgit-Baltistan, Heritage, History
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The rock art at Minar Gah of Diamer District in Gilgit-Baltistan provides a unique window into the way of life and belief systems of ancient times

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Diamer-Bhasha dam is neither green nor cheap

By thehighasia
November 17, 2021
in :  Biodiversity, Climate Change, Diamer District, Ecology, Energy, Environment, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Reservoir

Pakistan is pushing ahead with hydropower as a low-cost way of ‘greening’ its energy sector, but this ignores the latest research as well as the history of large dams in the country.

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Religious history and heritage of Tangir

By thehighasia
October 7, 2021
in :  Architecture, Diamer District, Features, Gilgit-Baltistan, Heritage, High Asia Region, Hindu Kush Ranges, History, Religion, Tangir, Terrorism
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History, religon and heritage

Anthropologist Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro shares what he learned from village historian of Tangir and some field notes.

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Charming mosque of Gayal in Darel valley

By thehighasia
November 27, 2020
in :  Darel, Diamer District, Features, Gilgit-Baltistan, Heritage, High Asia Region, Latest, Latest News, Lifestyle, Slider, Society
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After converting to Islam, the residents of Lelo Kot built the first mosque there by well-known masons and woodcarvers of the village.

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A musical tribute to climber duo who died on Nanga Parbat

By thehighasia
May 12, 2020
in :  Archives, Climbing, Diamer District, Features, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, Himalayas, Latest, Mountaineering, Obituary, People, Slider, Sports
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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 …

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There’s still hope for Karakoram climbing in 2020

By thehighasia
April 20, 2020
in :  Baltistan Division, Climbing, Diamer District, Features, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, Karakoram Ranges, Latest, Lockdown, Mountaineering, Pakistan, Pandemic, People, Slider, Sports, Tourism, World
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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. …

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‘Everest is easier than K2 for skiing’

By Editor
December 2, 2019
in :  Diamer District
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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 …

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Nirmal Purja becomes world’s fastest climber after scaling 14 highest peaks

By thehighasia
October 31, 2019
in :  Diamer District
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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 …

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Central Asian and Azerbaijani contemporary art

By thehighasia
October 12, 2019
in :  Diamer District
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 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  

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Buddhist rock art of Shatial

By thehighasia
October 10, 2019
in :  Archives, Arts & Culture, China, Diamer District, Features, Heritage, History
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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 …

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Death toll in Babusar bus crash rises to 26

By thehighasia
September 22, 2019
in :  Baltistan Division, Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Latest, Latest News
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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 …

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Pakistan’s women heroes: Asma Jahangir

By thehighasia
September 12, 2019
in :  Diamer District
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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 …

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GB’s young doctors to launch protest drive from Sept 6

By thehighasia
August 26, 2019
in :  Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Health, Latest, Politics, Slider
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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 …

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Reminiscing culture

By thehighasia
August 5, 2019
in :  Diamer District
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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 …

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Two climbers set new world record of traversing 3 mountain ranges

By thehighasia
July 18, 2019
in :  Chitral, Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Himalayas, Hindu Kush Ranges, Karakoram Ranges, Latest, Latest News, Mountaineering, People, Slider, Sports
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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 …

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