Last echoes of Pamirs: ancient languages facing extinction
There are various dialects of almost every language, for instance, Bajuwi, Barwazi, and Shahdara of Shughni, and Khufi dialect of Rushani,
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High Asia
Khamenei’s assassination and the Gilgit–Skardu tragedy
Unless deeper structural issues are addressed through inclusive governance, stronger civic engagement with youth and responsible leadership across institutions, similar flashpoints will remain possible.
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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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Chipursan quake: manufactured resilience, real abandonment
by Sultan Ahmed As the winter chill settles over the high-mountains of the Pamirian Knot, a quiet yet devastating humanitarian
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ہنزہ میں قدرتی حادثات: انتظامی ناکامیاں، سیاسی خلاء اور سماجی ڈھانچے کے تناظر میں ایک تنقیدی جائزہ
تحریر: فرمان بیگ ہنزہ میں یوں تو زمانہ قدیم سے بڑے بڑے قدرتی حادثات وقوع پزیر ہوئے ہیں اور انسانی
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سیاسی شعوربمقابلہ نیولبرل ترقی کا شعوراورگلگت۔بلتستان پرنوآبادیاتی قبضہ
تحریر: صفی اللہ بیگ گلگت بلتستان خصوصا ہنزہ میں سیاسی شعور کے موضوع پر سماجی ترقی کے ماہر جناب غلام
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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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Anglo-Russian rivalry in Central Asia — the finale at the Pamirs-II
by Dr Zahid Usman The strategic importance of the Pamirs has always drawn the attention of the imperial powers. At
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An illustrated chronicle of the Anglo-Russian contest in Central Asia
by Dr Zahid Usman Central Asia is a landlocked region comprised of rugged mountains spanning from Tian Shan and Pamirs
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Scholarly journeys through High Asia’s vernacular architecture
by Dr Zahid Usman Nestled at the confluence of the Pamir, Karakoram, Hindu Kush-Himalaya, and Sarikol ranges, lies an emblem
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The rising tide of osteoarthritis in Gilgit-Baltistan
The common factors contributing to osteoarthritis include genetic inheritance, a higher Body Mass Index (BMI), joint injuries, overuse of joints, and lifestyle-related nutritional changes.
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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 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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Gilgit-Baltistan drowns in disasters, suffers from state neglect
by Fazal Saadi For the past one-month, torrential rains and flash-floods continue to ravage Gilgit-Baltistan. More than 15 people have
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