From Trophy Hunting to Mining
Can Gilgit-Baltistan’s new PPP government build Pakistan’s next global success story? by Ghulam Amin-Beg Gilgit-Baltistan occupies a unique position within
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Ecology
ہنزہ میں دریا کنارے پلیسر گولڈ مائننگ اور اس کےماحولیاتی و سماجی اثرات
اگر ابھی سے کوئی موثر اقدام نہ کیا گیا تو آنے والے سالوں میں دریائے ہنزہ کے کنارے بسنے والی پوری آبادیاں اپنی زمینوں اور گھروں سے بے گھر ہو جائیں گی، اور یہ خوبصورت وادی ایک ماحولیاتی تباہی اور سماجی ناانصافی کی مثال بن کر رہ جائے گی۔
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NDMA warns of looming GLOF threat, questions readiness
News Desk ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: The disaster management body of Pakistan has sounded an alarm bell over a heightened risk
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سماجی شعور سے سیاسی صلاحیت تک ہنزہ کے مستقبل پرایک جدید مارکسی تجزیہ
تحریر: امین بیگ (مارکسی مکتبِ فکر — رفقا کی تنقیدی رائے کے لیے) ہنزہ کے بارے میں عمومی گفتگو چند
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Indigenous resistance to destructive hydropower projects in Swat
by Zubair Torwali “We are an Indigenous nation.” For most people, this phrase is an abstract claim. For us, the
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Dialogue on water, energy & climate change today
News Desk Islamabad, Dec 17: Pakistan faces a set of overlapping pressures across climate, water, and energy systems. Increasingly variable
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Homegrown healing: respect nature, restore Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan has borne the brunt of torrential rains, cloudbursts, and glacial lake disasters claiming 41 lives and displacing hundreds of people and washing away crop lands, orchards, communication, electricity and water supply infrastructures in three divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan.
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A glacier’s lament for the Earth
by Israruddin Israr The journey began at tranquil Borith Lake, its calm waters mirroring the rugged grandeur of the Karakoram
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Resilient rebuilding for climate-smart mountain communities
by Fazal Saadi The sky tore open, and hell poured out in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Ghizer District. What followed was an avalanche
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A strategic framework for climate resilience in Gilgit-Baltistan
by Mishal Jahan This summer Gilgit-Baltistan experienced one of its harshest flood seasons in recent times. Accelerated glacial melt, compounded
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Silk Route Festival– a stage for corporate colonial resource grab
by Safiullah Baig The much-publicised Silk Route Festival, dubbed a cultural celebration, opened on Saturday at Hunza’s main town, Karimabad.
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Colonial rule fuels ecological catastrophes in Gilgit-Baltistan
by Safiullah Baig The recent devastating floods and ecological disasters in Gilgit-Baltistan are not isolated natural events. They are the
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Silent colonisation in G-B: profits for elites, poverty for locals
From the Luxus Hotel to border trade—a legacy of colonial exploitation by Farman Baig Behind the glittering facade of the
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Rising artists reflect on self, society, and ecology
By F. Ali Islamabad: A dynamic group exhibition that opened at Gallery 6 on May 24 captures the evolving voice
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PrSF backs Gilgit-Baltistan’s fight against resource capture
News Desk Islamabad: The Progressive Students Federation (PrSF), a Left-wing student body has expressed ‘unwavering solidarity’ with the ongoing resistance
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