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Burushaski script accepted, primer launched

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February 2, 2023
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Burushaski script

News Desk Islamabad: The script of Burushaski, one of the most unique and endangered languages of Gilgit-Baltistan has been officially recognized. A primer of the Perso-Arabic script with Roman characters was formally launched at the National Curriculum Council secretariat in the federal capital on Tuesday (January 31). Dr Mueezuddin Hakal an Assistant Professor at the Taxila Institute of Asian Civilization, …

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Scaling all 8000ers: Sirbaz inches closer to goal

By thehighasia
August 14, 2022
in :  Climbing, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, Hunza, Karakoram Ranges, Mountaineering
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Gashaerbrum-I summit

Sirbaz Ali Khan scaled on August 12, 2022, Gasherbrum-I, the 11th highest mountain in the world, and the 12th on the list of his target of scaling all 14 peaks News Desk Internationally acclaimed mountaineer Sirbaz Ali Khan Friday (August 12) put another feather in his cap by scaling Gasharbrum-I the 11th highest mountain in the world. With the summit …

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GLOFs pose major threats to people in G-B, Chitral

By thehighasia
August 13, 2022
in :  Archives, Central Asia, China, Chitral, Climate Change, Disaster, Environment, Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, Himalayas, Hindu Kush Ranges, Hunza, Karakoram Ranges
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Steve Cole, Erin Guiltenane In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using 30 years of NASA satellite data have found that the volume of these lakes worldwide has increased by about 50% since 1990 as glaciers melt and retreat due to climate change. The findings, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, will help researchers assessing the potential hazards …

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Lecture to examine history of governance of Hunza from 1892 to 1974

By thehighasia
August 5, 2022
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By News Desk A public lecture on the history of governance of Hunza from 1892 to 1974 is set to be held on on August 9, 15:00 (GMT +6 Bishkek time) by Muhammad Basharat, a MA student, at the Aga Khan University London. The lecture examines the history of governance of Hunza in northern Pakistan from the British invasion of 1892 …

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K2: 6 women achieve milestones in mountaineering

By thehighasia
July 23, 2022
in :  Climbing, Gilgit-Baltistan, Hunza, Karakoram Ranges, Mountaineering, Nagar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Slider, Sports, Tourism, Women
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women-climbers

Pakistan's Samina Baig and Naila Kiani, as well as Iranian Afsaneh Hesamifard, Lebanese-Arab Nelly Attar, Bangladesh's Wasifa Nazreen and Stefi Torguet of Andorra stand on the second highest peak on earth. Over a dozen climbers reach the summit. Afghan climber dies of heart attack

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Why are glaciers melting at such a rapid rate?

By thehighasia
July 16, 2022
in :  Climate Change, Disaster, Environment, Gilgit-Baltistan, Gojal, High Asia Region, Hindu Kush Ranges, Hunza, Karakoram Ranges, Pakistan, South Asia
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Flood devastation

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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Call for declaring mental health emergency in GB

By thehighasia
June 21, 2022
in :  Crime, Domestic Violence, Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan, Health, High Asia Region, Hindu Kush Ranges, Hunza, Slider, Society, WHO
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Ghizer Youth Maraka

Participants of Ghizer Youth Maraka blast successive governments for their failure and apathy in addressing the issue

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Baleng: The wall

By thehighasia
April 24, 2022
in :  Gilgit-Baltistan, Hunza, Literature
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Rizwan Qalandar has attempted to translate a song of Rahimullah Rahim, perhaps one of the most difficult contemporary poets, from Hunza. He is a free soul, a socialist philosopher who started off as a  young singer in early 1990s but more recently has turned towards deeply philosophical poetry with messages for the society. He is perhaps the only poet in …

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Shisper glacier surge: societal impacts, interventions

By thehighasia
March 11, 2022
in :  Climate Change, Features, Gilgit-Baltistan, Hunza, Karakoram Ranges, Opinion, Slider, Women
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Glacier surge

By KOSAR BANO & CHIMI SELDON The Shisper Glacier surge blocking the proglacial Machuhar River, resulting in the formation of an ice-dammed lake Photo: PMD, GBDMA/ICIMOD/HAH Mountain communities are living with the risks and impacts of steady glacial surges, vagaries of weather patterns and increased incidences of cryosphere-related hazards. The impacts of these hazards are not just limited to the destruction of …

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Two girls set a new record by skiing down a peak

By thehighasia
December 16, 2021
in :  Climbing, Gilgit-Baltistan, Gojal, High Asia Region, Hunza, Karakoram Ranges, Mountaineering, Slider
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Skiing

Two young climbers also ski down the 6,050m high Mingligh Sar peak Herald Report Parveena Ismail raising Pakistani flag on the summit of the 6050m high Mingligh Sar peak at Shimshal Pamir Pass on December 3, 2021. Photo by Wasim Haidar. In a first, two girls have set a new record perhaps the first in Pakistan’s mountaineering history, to ski …

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GB Council elections and Hunza

By thehighasia
November 25, 2021
in :  Democracy, Gilgit-Baltistan, Gojal, Governance, Hunza, Opinion, Politics, Slider
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GB Council polls

By Rizwan Qalandar The people of Gilgit-Baltistan, especially youth are lately seemed to be engaged in discussions on social media around the recent elections for Gilgit-Baltistan Council. Some are concerned with the transparency aspect of the electoral processes such as partisan-based lobbying, seat adjustment and even allegations of horse-trading (allegedly involving money) whereas others are outrightly disappointed with the voting …

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In a first, an artist from GB wins Sadequain award

By thehighasia
October 17, 2021
in :  Arts & Culture, Gilgit-Baltistan, Hunza, Slider
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Sadequain award

Imran Hunzai's work is a critical expression and response to industry, media, and consumerism, and how inorganic culture, modernity, the commodification of values, and the influx of information are dominating organic life.

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Sportswomen display talent, energy in upper Hunza

By thehighasia
October 9, 2021
in :  Child Rights, Features, Gilgit-Baltistan, Gojal, Hunza, Latest, Slider, Sports, Women, Youth
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Women sports

The picturesque valley of Gojal in the Hunza district of Gilgit-Baltistan is fast becoming a talent hotspot for women's sports. The region has already produced several talented sportswomen who have made the country proud and to see them shining as superstars in Pakistan.

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Hunza on fire

By thehighasia
September 20, 2021
in :  Environment, High Asia Region, Hunza, Slider, Tourism
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Pollution

By: Ashab Baig Commercial greed, unplanned construction and unregulated tourism are defacing the natural beauty of Hunza. HAH Photo My recent visit to Hunza was an eye-opener to me in various ways. Just one year ago and during the same months, I left a prettier, greener Hunza, though concrete walls and horrid structures had already started to deface its beauty. …

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Adeeba murder case: plea filed in court for bail cancellation of accused

By thehighasia
August 18, 2021
in :  Gilgit-Baltistan, Gojal, High Asia Region, Human Rights, Hunza, Judiciary, News, Slider, Women
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The government has filed a plea in a court for cancellation of bail of the prime accused in the Adeeba murder case amid protests in different parts of Gilgit-Baltistan and other cities seeking justice for the victim and an end to rising incidents of suicide and violence against women in the mountainous societies.

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Tracking 3 decades of dramatic glacial lake growth

In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using a 30-year satellite data record have found that the volume of these lakes worldwide has increased by about 50% since 1990 as glaciers melt and retreat due to climate change. Courtest: NASA/National Geographic

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