Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has appointed Prof Dr Akbar Zaidi as executive director of the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi. Dr Zaidi has been appointed for a period of four years, according to a notification issued by the Sindh Department of Universities and Boards. He is one of Pakistan’s most prolific political economists. Apart from the political economy, …

  By Farman Ali We are pleased to announce the soft launching of the High Asia TV transmission with an exclusive talk show on the geostrategic, ecological and economic importance of the less known High Asia region also called as ‘Roof of the World”, a metaphoric description of the complex of mountain ranges comprising the Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Pamir, Tian Shan, …

The region is missing from mainstream policy discourse on Kashmir, says Dr Nosheen Ali   By Anayat Baig & Ehtesham Khan KARACHI: Pakistani rulers govern Gilgit-Baltistan as a security zone with suspicion and repressive tactics. The region’s constitutional issue, people’s aspirations and perspectives are missing from our mainstream policy and political discourse. This was the gist of the speech made …

By Ali Ahmed Jan Gilgit: Protest by students of Karakoram International University (KIU) continues against the increase in tuition fees, but the university and the government authorities seem unmoved. The Protesters warned that if their demands were not approved, the chief minister and the governor would sit in front of the house. Varsity anesthesia fees have been increased by 50%. …

News Desk The Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has sought applications for the 7th batch of its ‘Investigative Reporting Fellowships’. The fellowships, according to a statement posted by the foundation on its official page, facilitate Pakistani journalists to produce an investigative report that meet the professional, ethical and legal standards. PPF will provide support to journalists, to professionally investigate and report …

By Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: Reshman has a dream. She wants to be the first girl from Kalash Valley of Chitral to become a television newscaster wearing her traditional Kalasha dress. “It is my childhood dream to appear on TV and read news about my valley and the world,” says Reshman, from Anish village of Kalash Valley. Despite the fact …

Ambassador Naghmana Alamgir Hashmi acknowledges Pakistani students achievements, gives certificates to 89 high achievers.

By Amir Hussain Sadness, trepidation, and agony will stare at you as if you have landed in a broken nation of Sub-Saharan Africa. Even with a modicum of sensibilities, a venture into the interior of Balochistan will be like a voyage of the colonial era into the heart of Africa. Wounds and bruises inflicted upon the body politics of Balochistan …

By Gul Nayab Rawalpindi: An event to highlight the cultural diversity, as well as social and political issues of Gilgit-Baltistan, was held at the Rawalpindi Arts Council on Friday. Speeches interspersed with music and dance and theatre play depicted the sense of deprivation and frustration of the youth about the uncertain political and constitutional future of the region as well …

A petition signed by over 10,000 students & academics from renowned universities across the world also speaks up against ‘illegal siege and curfew’ in AMU over CAA protests, reports Simrin Sirur in ThePrint, an Indian online magazine