The tremor have been felt by millions in northern Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan News Desk Islamabad: A moderate earthquake jolted Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and China’s western Xinjiang province on Friday (February 12) evening causing panic among millions of people in these countries. The epicentre of the relatively deep earthquake was Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous province of Tajikistan, media and seismic research …

Muhammad Ali Sadpara, who went missing on K2 on February 5, 2021, will be remembered as a hero for his courage and feats, writes M Ilyas Khan, an Islamabad-based senior journalist and correspondent for BBC News. Muhammad Ali Sadpara, a versatile mountaineer, is the only Pakistani to have climbed eight of the world’s 14 highest mountain peaks, and he made …

News Desk Lahore: Rights activists have showered tributes on Asma Jehangir, co-founder and iconic human rights defender and courageous person. At a reference at the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) office on Thursday, veteran journalist and former secretary-general IA Rehman said that Ms Jahangir ‘defined courage.’ “She did not shy away from the possible consequences of a principled action …

Owais Toheed Ali Sadpara has gone missing on the world’s second tallest mountain, K2, along with two other climbers John Snorri of Iceland and Chilean Juan Pablo Mohr. This is a friend’s tribute to Sadpara. “His arm was outstretched, hand gripping the serac ice wall in K2’s notorious Bottleneck. That’s my last image of my father. That’s how I want …

Search-rescue-operation remains suspended due to bad weather High Asia Herald Report File Photo of missing mountaineers: (From L-R) John Snorri of Iceland, Muhammad Ali Sadpara of Gilgit-Baltistan, and Juan Pablo Mohr of Chile. Islamabad: Hopes for the survival of the three mountain climbers who went missing last Friday while attempting to scale K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, is waning. The …

No trace of Muhammad Ali Sadpara, John Snorri and Juan Pablo Mohr; Sherpas are moving up to bring down Sajid. High Asia Herald Exclusive Iclandic climber John Snorri Islamabad: The concerns about the safe return of daring mountaineer Ali Sadpara and teammates from the dreadful heights of K2 are growing across the globe after every passing moment. The fake news, …

Muhammad Ali Sadpara, John Snorri, Juan Pablo Mohr, Fazal Ali, Jalaluddin and others heading for the summit The High Asia Herald Special Anatans Georgiev Askas, 42, from Bulgaria fell into a crevasse. Islamabad: As all eyes are on K2 to witness the historic moment of scaling the world’s second-highest mountain peak by Mohammad Ali Sadpara without oxygen in winter, a …

By: Reshma P. Musofer The educational reforms and ‘single-national curriculum’ have lately become a widely debated topic in Pakistan and across the globe. However, little efforts have been seen to respond to the practical challenges pertaining to ways of enactment and imparting education. My recent research paper as part of my PhD thesis, published in Curriculum Journal, is an effort …

Calls for community-driven and managed approach in Gilgit-Baltistan By: Anmol, Shams Uddin & Anayat Baig Karachi: The neoliberal development and conservation have failed to achieve the objectives of protecting endangered species rather endangered the indigenous communities and nature. The market-driven model of conservation is aimed at colonization and securitization of people living in peripheries through the occupation of their common …

Muhammad Ali Sadpara, his son Sajid Ali and Icelander John Snorri return back to Base Camp High Asia Herald Report Bad weather has forced the K2 winter expedition team to abort their final push to the top of the second highest mountain of the world. The trio climbers – John Snorri Sigurjonsson from Iceland, Muhammad Ali Sadpara and his son …

A research paper published recently by Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI), University of Central Asia, highlights social, economic, and environmental impacts of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which follows ancient Silk Road corridors. Even short-term economic benefits promised by China carry huge risks of debt dependency, forfeiture of mining and land rights, natural resource exploitation, disruption of traditional …

News Desk Islamabad: Majority of women face restrictions from their families when using the internet, a new study finds. Six out of 10 women internet users face some kind of restrictions from their families, finds the survey titled “Women Disconnected: Feminist Case Studies on the Gender Digital Divide Amidst COVID-19”, conducted by Media Matters for Democracy (MMfD). The study examines …

By Asim Sajjad Akhtar BALOCHISTAN bleeds again. Yet another episode of gruesome brutality against Hazaras — coal miners no less — has brought yet another protest movement into existence. Yesterday it was the death of a Baloch daughter of the soil on foreign shores, tomorrow it will be a Pashtun man falling prey to the Taliban or their makers. Khurram …

Karim Muhammad Khan Critical thinking and problem-solving are the core skills of the 21st Century that every educational institution should inculcate in the learners to cope with the phenomenal challenges of the modern era.   According to Facione, (1990) cited in Lai, (2011), there is consensus in US Philosophical Association that a critical thinker is the one who is inquisitive, …

 by Naveed Toshi The handsome and smart woke up late in the evening to meet the producer of Diriliş: Ertuğrul, the popular Turkish television series on the glory of the Ottoman Empire. IK was reportedly full of praise for the drama because it has depicted how Turkish Muslims made history by creating an empire fighting Mongols, Christian Byzantines and the …