promoting real estate business in mountain regions should be discouraged as it may result in disfiguring mountain landscape, create ecological and civic problems, as well as mass scale displacement and migration of people

By Naveed Hussain Dr Sabit Rahim, the first PhD in economics and an educationist from Gilgit-Baltistan passed away on Tuesday (May 23, 2023), at the age of 82 leaving behind family members, friends, and hundreds of students to mourn his death. With his passing a remarkable legacy of passion for seeking knowledge and sharing with others has come to an …

Trophy hunting, whether undertaken by women or men, is a harmful and unsustainable practice that has no place in modern society. NWF-GB

Rugged terrain of the region amplifies gender disparity in work. According to the Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement (PSLM) survey 2019-20, the labor force participation rate for women in Gilgit-Baltistan was only 18%, significantly lower than the rate for men, which was 65%. This disparity is also evident in the education sector where the literacy rate for women in Gilgit-Baltistan is only 31%, compared to 58% for men.

News Desk Islamabad: The script of Burushaski, one of the endangered languages of Gilgit-Baltistan, has gotten recognition and its own script. A primer of the Perso-Arabic script with Roman characters was formally launched at the National Curriculum Council secretariat in the federal capital on Tuesday (January 31). Dr Mueezuddin Hakal an Assistant Professor at the Taxila Institute of Asian Civilization, …

By Nadia Zartaj Gilgit-Baltistan, with its unique geography, has one of the most diverse landscapes on earth. The region is an abode for the four greatest mountain ranges in the world: The Pamir to the north, the Hindu Kush to the west, the lesser Himalayas to the south, and the Karakoram to the East. Five of the 14 tallest mountain …

HAH Special Correspondent Islamabad: A book on studies of three major mountain regions of Pakistan has been published. The book, titled: Mountain Studies Understanding and Managing  Mountains for people and Nature is an important resource book for researchers, academia, students, and environmentalists as well as the people living in the Hindu Kush, Karakoram, and Himalaya (HKH) regions. The book contains …

by Rozina Ahmed Debate over women’s right to property and inheritance in Pakistan, in general, and in Gilgit-Baltistan, in particular, is commonplace in mainstream media, social media, and political circles. Although women’s right to property and inheritance is mandated by Islamic Shariah as well as the Constitution of Pakistan, it is rarely honored in practice. Even in regions where the …

By Safiullah Baig Diamer District is once again in the limelight for not a good reason but for a despicable act of burning a girl’s school in Darel by some extremist elements. Some mainstream and social media activists as usual were quick enough to point towards Diamer as bastion of extremism in Gilgit-Baltistan. This has made things murkier and will …

The programme has reached 130,000 students and 3,094 teachers across 28 districts of the country providing them with a collection of accessible learning modules that help people think critically and share online thoughtfully, as well as empowering them with the skills needed to be informed and safe online.

After record temperatures and drought, swaths of Pakistan lie submerged, symptoms of a climate crisis its people play little part in.

Through GilgitApp, you can buy and sell a wide range of products, including cars, motorbikes, mobile phones, laptops, home appliances, rent a property and pets.

The scale, scope and spread of the 2022 floods have surpassed the super floods of 2010. The monsoon rains have created unprecedented havoc in all regions of the country stretching from Gilgit-Baltistan and KP to Sindh, southern Punjab and Balochistan.

By Ziauddin Ali Shah As Pakistan commemorates the 75th Independence Day, it is important to reflect upon the achievements, failures, developments and issues in Gilgit-Baltistan from different perspectives and see how, as a nation, we have reached this adversity. The region, administered by Pakistan, is home to the three largest mountain ranges and massif of snow-clad lofty peaks, scenic pastures, …

Sirbaz Ali Khan scaled on August 12, 2022, Gasherbrum-I, the 11th highest mountain in the world, and the 12th on the list of his target of scaling all 14 peaks News Desk Internationally acclaimed mountaineer Sirbaz Ali Khan Friday (August 12) put another feather in his cap by scaling Gasharbrum-I the 11th highest mountain in the world. With the summit …