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Pakistan’s toxic ‘love affair’ with waste

By thehighasia
August 2, 2019
in :  Environment, Hindu Kush Ranges, Islamabad, Latest News, Pakistan
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Also see: https://youtu.be/Kw0NFUY5eME From the once pristine rivers of Hindu Kush to the slums of Islamabad, Pakistan is being smothered by plastic due to a lack of public awareness, government inertia, and poor waste management. CHITRAL, Aug 2: From the once pristine rivers of Hindu Kush to the slums of Islamabad, Pakistan is being smothered by plastic due to a lack …

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Media watchdog chides Imran on erosion of press freedoms

By thehighasia
August 1, 2019
in :  Conflict, Diplomacy, Ghizer District, Human Rights, Hunza, Islamabad, Latest, Media, Society, Technology
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Paris-based Watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned of an “alarming decline” in the state of press freedom in Pakistan and called on Prime Minister Imran Khan to take urgent measures to address the situation. RSF took issue with Khan’s recent statement during a trip to Washington that talking about curbs on press freedom in Pakistan was a “joke,” outlining several …

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OPINION: The new normal

By thehighasia
July 26, 2019
in :  Diplomacy, India, Islamabad, Latest, Opinion, Pakistan, People, Politics, US, World
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Dr Asim Sajjad PRIME MINISTER Imran Khan and US President Donald Trump presented quite a spectacle when they came together at the White House earlier this week. Much has been said and written about the chemistry, charisma and clarity on show, the absurdity of it all seemingly a side note. Pakistan, the US and the world at large appears to have got …

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Skinny wolves, sick bear: Pakistan officials wrangle over zoo

By thehighasia
July 24, 2019
in :  Conservation, Islamabad, Latest News, National, Pakistan
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ISLAMABAD: An emaciated wolf rested its head on a block of ice, seeking relief from stifling heat in a zoo in Pakistan’s capital, while another gazed at a family enjoying an afternoon picnic as an elephant swayed its head nearby. The elephant, named Kavaan, generated international headlines for the zoo in 2016, when pop star Cher sent representatives to check …

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Of debt and war

By thehighasia
June 14, 2019
in :  Economy, Islamabad, Latest, Opinion, Pakistan, Politics
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Dr Asim Sajjad IT is undoubtedly true that Pakistan has been looted and plundered by ruling elites for the best part of its existence, that our collective history would read very differently if this looted wealth had instead been used to meet people’s needs, and that finding ways and means to arrest the use of public office for private gain …

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Pakistan: where daily slaughter of women barely makes news

By thehighasia
May 10, 2019
in :  Crime, Human Rights, Islamabad, Latest, Latest News, Opinion, Pakistan, People, Politics, Society, Women
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The stories of murdered women are recorded with grim regularity in one and half inches of a single newspaper column Mohammed Hanif You can find the news about Pakistan’s war on women buried deep inside the metro pages of Urdu newspapers. I stumbled upon it a few years ago. I noticed that I could pick up my newspaper and almost …

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I have always quarreled with this word ‘activist’, says Arundhati Roy

By thehighasia
April 29, 2019
in :  Education, India, Islamabad, Latest, Literature, Opinion, Pakistan, People, Society
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Writing is the most appropriate way of expressing trauma and complications, and I will be the last one to make rules for writing in terms of impression and style, said acclaimed Indian Booker-winning author Arundhati Roy. She was speaking on her novel The Ministry of Utmost Happiness while addressing a conference at International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) through Skype. The conference, ‘Getting …

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Protests continue for treatment, release of Baba Jan and others

By thehighasia
February 10, 2019
in :  Gilgit-Baltistan, Human Rights, Islamabad, Latest, Pakistan, Politics, Revolution
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Protesters call for an end to intimidation of progressive political activists and removal of names of Allama Hassan Johari, Shahzad Agha, Shabbir Mayar and others from ATA’s Schedule Four. HAH Report ISLAMABAD: Political and youth activists and progressive parties continue to protest for immediate checkup and treatment of imprisoned political leader Baba Jan and against intimidation of progressive and nationalist …

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Rights activist Gulalai Ismail arrested from Islamabad

By thehighasia
February 6, 2019
in :  Human Rights, Islamabad, Latest, Latest News, Politics
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Rights activist Gulalai Ismail was arrested by Islamabad police on Tuesday, her father, Professor Muhammad Ismail, told Dawn.com on Wednesday. According to Professor Ismail, the activist was picked up from outside the National Press Club in Islamabad while she took part in a protest against the controversial death of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader Arman Loni in Balochistan on Saturday. …

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Over 500 child sexual abuse cases surfaced in Islamabad in 5 years

By thehighasia
January 7, 2019
in :  Child Rights, Islamabad, Latest, Pakistan, Society
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News Desk Child sexual abuse cases are on the rise in Pakistan. In Islamabad only, 300 cases of child sexual abuse were registered over the last five years, while another 260 cases went unregistered, a Senate panel was informed on Monday. Over 3,440 cases of child abuse had been reported last year, according to data collected by a non-gove­rnmental organisations. …

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Premier Khan assures CM Hafeez of continued support in GB development

By thehighasia
October 9, 2018
in :  Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad, Latest News, News, Pakistan, Politics
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PM directs the planning ministry to ensure availability of funds for GB projects, wheat subsidy; appreciates PML-N govt’s performance in GB; calls for better coordination, CM apprises Khan of GB apprehensions, concerns.

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CM Hafeez rejects cut in uplift funds, withdrawal of wheat subsidy

By thehighasia
October 3, 2018
in :  Islamabad, Latest News, News, Pakistan, Politics
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  Ali Ahmed Jan & D.W.Baig ISLAMABAD, Oct 3: Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman has expressed serious concerns over PTI government’s decision to slash funds for projects approved by the previous PML-N government under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) and suspending supply of wheat to the GB on subsidised rate. According to media reports, the federal government …

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Woman from GB awaits relatives at Edhi home

By thehighasia
October 3, 2018
in :  Islamabad, Latest News, News, Slider
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Staff Report Islamabad, Oct 2: A woman from Gilgit-Baltistan is waiting for relatives at Edhi Home, H-8 Sector, for four days. The woman, in her early 30s who speaks Shina language, reportedly seems to be mentally-disturbed. The Golra police found her at G-13 Sector and handed over to Edhi Home officials. However, when this reporter tried to meet her to get …

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UN rights watchdog for an end to misuse of ATA against political activists in GB

By thehighasia
June 15, 2018
in :  High Asia Region, Islamabad, Latest News, Pakistan, Politics, Slider, World
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HAH Special Islamabad:  Amid strong protests from the indigenous people over the much-touted Gilgit-Baltistan Order 2018 that was unveiled by former Prime Minister in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly last month, a UN human rights watchdog has highlighted violation of fundamental rights in G-B, including the restriction on freedom of expression, misuse of anti-terror laws against political and social activists. Residents of G-B …

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Third season of GBCL kicks off with a colourful cultural program

By thehighasia
April 26, 2018
in :  Arts & Culture, Baltistan Division, Education, Features, Ghizer District, Islamabad, Latest News, Slider
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Ali Ahmed Jan The much-awaited Gilgit-Baltistan Champions League (GBCL) kicked off with a greater participation of the enthusiastic and talented teams from over two dozen universities and colleges of twin cities of Islamabad-Rawalpindi and Lahore. The opening ceremony of the third season of the mega event was held at the Open Air Theatre of the Pakistan National Council of the …

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