K2 winter ascent: 10 Nepali climbers make history
Renowned Spanish mountaineer falls to death on the ‘savage mountain’ News Desk Ten climbers from Nepal set a new world
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High Asia
Unhygienic food and declining longevity in G-B
By Rehmat Karim Gilgit-Baltistan has been a region known for its enchanting green valleys, lofty snow-clad mountains, glaciers, fresh air,
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The treacherous Chipursan road
The road which is in shambles is a perfect example of corruption, the rotten system. The Buildings and road division
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Gahvora: harmful or useful childrearing device?
A report on gahvora, the oldest device which has been used by families for centuries in High Asia and Central Asia regions for containing and cradling of babies, prompted a group of Western scholars to study it in more detail. Dr Lana Karasik, from the City University of New York, shares some of the main up-to-date findings of their studies on the gahvora.
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Mountains matter for biodiversity
PEMA GYAMTSHO Mountains are a barometer of the planet’s health – changes in these lofty parts of the world dictate
Read MoreTehran, Kabul open first rail link
The $75m-project will facilitate trade, and travel between the two countries. The key infrastructure was started in 2007 with Iranian
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More national parks, more occupation of land
The top-down conservation policies are meant to dispossess people of their land, livelihood and resources By Ali Rehmat The conservation,
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Bargain: NAB court accepts Salim Khan’s plea
High Asia Report GILGIT: An accountability court on Tuesday accepted the plea bargain application of Salim Khan, a former member
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Hunza Matters: Unmaking and Making
by Aziz Ali Dad Let me start this review of the book “Hunza Matters: Bordering and ordering between ancient and
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Charming mosque of Gayal in Darel valley
After converting to Islam, the residents of Lelo Kot built the first mosque there by well-known masons and woodcarvers of the village.
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Five more prisoners of conscience freed today
Of the total 14 political prisoners, 10 have been so far freed in three phases. AWP leader Baba Jan, Iftikhar
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Protests continue against KIU student’s harassment
Staff Reporter Students and rights activists protest outside National Press Club, Islamabad on Sunday, against sexual harassment of a student
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Rulers have snatched our dreams
By Ashiq Ali Broghil, the most neglected valley in Hindu Kush Mountains, need government attention The Pamiri Wakhi people live
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Gilgit-Baltistan — a land of unknowns
Amir Hussain It might have been a chilly Saturday with clouds of victory hovering over the defence lines of Gilgit
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Editorial: seven decades of disenfranchisement
More than 73 years since its independence, Gilgit-Baltistan remains subject to barely disguised colonial rule to await genuine enfranchisement. While
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