Book highlights diverse ecosystem of HKH regions
HAH Special Correspondent Islamabad: A book on studies of three major mountain regions of Pakistan has been published. The book,
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High Asia
Women’s right to property and inheritance in Hunza
by Rozina Ahmed Debate over women’s right to property and inheritance in Pakistan, in general, and in Gilgit-Baltistan, in particular,
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Meta expands digital literacy programme to G-B
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.
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Sports fest organised for Chitral jail inmates, staff
The two-day events aimed at providing entertainment and engaging 90 prisoners including four women in healthy activities By Gul Hamaad
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‘Protect rights of journalists, media workers
Participants of an awareness session demand a new legal framework for digital and electronic media journalists and workers and; updating of existing laws for print media.
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Pakistan reels from floods
After record temperatures and drought, swaths of Pakistan lie submerged, symptoms of a climate crisis its people play little part in.
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Tajik authorities intensify crackdown on Pamiris
Since July, the courts have handed down more than 5,000 verdicts with heavy sentences against members of a Shiite Ismaili
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Man-made catastrophe
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.
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Pakistan at 75 and Gilgit-Baltistan’s future
By Ziauddin Ali Shah As Pakistan commemorates the 75th Independence Day, it is important to reflect upon the achievements, failures,
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Scaling all 8000ers: Sirbaz inches closer to goal
Sirbaz Ali Khan scaled on August 12, 2022, Gasherbrum-I, the 11th highest mountain in the world, and the 12th on
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GLOFs pose major threats to people in G-B, Chitral
Steve Cole, Erin Guiltenane In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using 30 years of NASA satellite data have
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Another feather in the cap of Kashif Shehroze
Kashif Shehroze aka Broadboy on Aug 8, 2022 became the youngest climber in the world to summit Gasherbrum-II mountain.
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Chitral: Oveer Lasht residents live in constant fear
By Gul Hameed Farooqui A beautiful view of Oveer Lasht Valley in Upper Chitral now facing climate-change-induced danger. Photo by
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Tajikistan puts squeeze on AKDN entities in GBAO
Authorities in Tajikistan are putting the squeeze on the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) organizations and companies.
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Why are glaciers melting at such a rapid rate?
Concerns as glaciers melt in Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistan is home to more than 7,000 glaciers, but rising global temperatures are causing them to melt rapidly.
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