Siachen: two pilots die in a copter crash
Herald Report Islamabad, Dec 6: Two pilots have embraced martyrdom on Monday after an Army Aviation helicopter crashed at Siachen
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Gilgit-Baltistan
GB Council elections and Hunza
By Rizwan Qalandar The people of Gilgit-Baltistan, especially youth are lately seemed to be engaged in discussions on social media
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Rock art and inscriptions of Diamer
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
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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Kohistani Shina-Urdu dictionary published
The three-volume Shina-Urdu dictionary of Kohistani dialect has been published by The Ganddhara Hindko Board and Hindko Academy.
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Pakistan is facing an existential crisis
The UN’s IPCC report, warning of melting glaciers in Gilgit-Baltistan should be a wake-up call for Pakistan.
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In a first, an artist from GB wins Sadequain award
Imran Hunzai’s work is a critical expression and response to industry, media, and consumerism, and how inorganic culture, modernity, the commodification of values, and the influx of information are dominating organic life.
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Sportswomen display talent, energy in upper Hunza
The picturesque valley of Gojal in the Hunza district of Gilgit-Baltistan is fast becoming a talent hotspot for women’s sports. The region has already produced several talented sportswomen who have made the country proud and to see them shining as superstars in Pakistan.
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Religious history and heritage of Tangir
Anthropologist Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro shares what he learned from village historian of Tangir and some field notes.
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Making Gilgit-Baltistan fifth province
The matter of granting provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan involves a contested political process with multifarious implications to the interests of stakeholders
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Team at Nilt to start rescue operation at Rakaposhi
As the rescue team waits for the helicopter, communication has been re-established with the three climbers stranded at Rakaposhi for the last three days.
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National parks’ controversy in Gilgit-Baltistan
The contested fortress and neoliberal models of conservation and development have proven disastrous and failed in the world.
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Buddruss: an embodiment of scholarly commitment
By Aziz Ali Dad I just received sad news from Germany that Professor Dr Georg Buddruss an internationally acclaimed scholar
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Adeeba murder case: plea filed in court for bail cancellation of accused
The government has filed a plea in a court for cancellation of bail of the prime accused in the Adeeba murder case amid protests in different parts of Gilgit-Baltistan and other cities seeking justice for the victim and an end to rising incidents of suicide and violence against women in the mountainous societies.
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Shimshali climbers will attempt Passu Cones
Gilgit: A team of High Altitude Porters (HAPs) from Shimshal will attempt Passu Cones, a rocky mountain in Gojal, Hunza
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