Gilgit-Baltistan is a disputed region, declares SC
Apex court asks the government to promulgate amended order for Gilgit-Baltistan in two weeks; links GB’s status to Kashmir dispute
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High Asia
Community focus, pluralism and civil society essential in fragile states
News Desk Berlin: Pluralism and strong civil society are vital for stability and effective development in fragile contexts. This was
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What do I risk losing by writing down my family’s stories in English?
Jamil Jan Kochai on traditions of Afghan oral storytelling By Jamil Jan Kochai Listen, Before I read Kipling or Faulkner or Pynchon,
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Exploring Tajikistan’s one & only ski resort
By: Francis Xavier Tajikistan is one of the most mountainous countries in the world with over 50% of its land
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Nepali woman and children die in ‘menstrual hut’
REUTERS KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A woman and her two sons suffocated to death in Nepal after she was
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Nepal welcomes record number of tourists in 2018
KATHMANDU Tourist arrivals in Nepal topped one million for the first time in 2018 — boosted by increased visitors from
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Suspect involved in illegal hunting of markhor presented before court in Chitral
A suspect who participated in the illegal hunting of a markhor, Pakistan’s national animal, in Chitral was presented before the
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China invites UN observers to restive region of Xinjiang, but with ‘conditions’
AFP China said on Monday it would welcome UN officials to the restive western region of Xinjiang with the condition
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Inside Mother Camp: the woman tackling Afghanistan’s drug problem
Laila Haidari risks her life to run the country’s only private rehabilitation centre, helping hundreds of addicts a year Ruchi
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The Silk Road: How the ancient route is becoming a pathway to the future
By Andrew MacLeod Recent infrastructure investments in Silk Road countries are putting the historic pathway back on the map. As Andrew MacLeod
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Phalluses, nightlife and other Bhutan surprises
Abhaya Srivastava Thimphu: When I was boarding a plane to head to Bhutan to write about the world’s
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Synergizing efforts to move forward a sustainable energy agenda
HAH Report Kathmandu: A centre of excellence on Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) was launched on Tuesday (Nov 13) at
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Of ‘ghairat’ and culture in Gilgit-Baltistan
Zaighum Abbas Social media outburst over a video clip of few girls dancing on folk songs in a TV’s morning
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Psychopathology and societal malaise of Gilgit-Baltistan
In his incisive and thought-provoking analysis, Aziz Ali Dad dissects and diagnoses the psychological pathologies afflicting the cultural mindset of
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President Rahmon opens campus of first regional varsity in Tajikistan
News Desk In what a historic milestone, President Emomali Rahmon Friday (Sept 14) inaugurated the campus of University of
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