Climate change: floods wash away road in Chitral, a tourist resort in Gojal
Flash floods have destroyed a road infrastructure in Reshun, Upper District of Chitral and a tourist resort in Gojal, upper Hunza District of Gilgit-Baltistan
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High Asia
The first-ever art exhibit opens in Gilgit
A three-day art exhibition opened in Gilgit on Thursday. The exhibit will provide an opportunity to the art connoisseurs of the city to engage in conversation with the artists as well as their works done in various media including painting, drawing, thread-work, calligraphy and digital art.
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From London to Beijing on the old Silk Road
On a trip covering over 40,000 kilometres (25,000 miles) across 16 countries, photographer Christopher Wilton-Steer captures stunning images of cities, landscapes and people along Silk Road, the ancient historic trading route.
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Another notch on Sirbaz Khan’s belt in 26 days
Sirbaz Khan, a young mountaineer from Gilgit-Baltistan has another notch on his belt in 26 days by reaching the summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday morning. With the latest achievement, Sirbaz has now conquered seven 8000ers in his treacherous journey to fulfil his dream of putting his foot on the top of the 14 tallest peaks of the world.
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Shehroze Kashif becomes 1st youngest Pakistani to summit Everest
HAH Special Correspondent Islamabad: Shehroze Kashif has become the first youngest Pakistani climber and the fourth in the world to
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The curious case of GB’s census data
By Noor Akbar A month ago, I was making a PowerPoint presentation on the latest population statistics of Pakistan and
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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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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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