Politics of the Kyrgyz mining sector
The mining sector of the Kyrgyz Republic has been attracting a lot of diverse investments even despite frequent conflicts and
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High Asia
Will Pamir Kyrgyz nomads leave Wakhan Corridor?
Anthropologist Tobias Marschall spent 11 months living among nomadic Pamir Kyrgyz herders in the isolated mountain valleys of northeastern Afghanistan
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PM lays foundation for first IT park in Hunza
Prime Minister Imran Khan today unveiled the plaque at a ceremony in Chinar Bagh here to lay the foundation of the first information technology park located at Nasirabad, Hunza. The IT Park will provide infrastructure with uninterrupted power supply, high-speed internet facility and a co-working space for businesses, start-ups, freelancers and trade bodies.
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Tajik-Kyrgyz border clashes: thousands evacuated
At least 43 people were killed and thousands evacuated amid border clashes between Kyrgyz and Tajik forces on April 28-29.
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Kyrgyz-Tajik border clashes: dozens dead, many homes burned to ashes
Sporadic shooting continued throughout the day on April 30 on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan as a clearer picture emerged of the destruction wrought by the worst battle the two Central Asian states have fought since gaining independence.
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Ban on tourism during Eid holidays
by Gul Nayab Kaiser Islamabad, April 27: The government has further tightened restriction on travel and tourism and called for
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Meet Ghizer’s Iqrarul Hassan
By Sher Zaman It was a chilly morning of March 2021 at the busy Gahkuch Bazaar. The bazaar here opens
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Obituary: adieu Agha Yahya
by Zameer Abbas In the spring of 2009, Syed Yahya Shah came to see me, a budding government official, in
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Agha Yahya, a scholar and social reformer, dies
F. Ali Syed Yahya Shah Al-Hussaini, a noted religious scholar, political leader, social reformer, nature conservationist, folklorist and award-winning writer
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PNCA centre opened at Gilgit
Modern audio recording studio and other facilities established in a record two-month time. Songs of legendary artist and singer Jan
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Pakistan sends in FC to stop logging in G-B forests
Imran Mukhtar In a fresh bid to halt illegal logging in the scenic Gilgit-Baltistan region, Pakistan has brought in a
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Conflict, peace and fragility: fault lines in G-B
By Ghulam Amin Beg For some years we thought that we have learned our lessons and embraced peace after decades
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Pakistani climbers head for Nepal to attempt Annapurna
News Desk A Pakistani climbers team are in Nepal to make mountaineering history by attempting Annapurna to pay tribute to
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The unquestioned traditions
By Rozina Ahmed Marriage is a social contract between an adult man and woman with their free will to live
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Pakistani team to attempt Mt Annapurna
News Desk When I cycled to Shimshal last year to document the stories of high altitude porters, little did I
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