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The unquestioned traditions

By thehighasia
March 8, 2021
in :  Features, Feminism, Gilgit-Baltistan, Gojal, High Asia Region, Human Rights, Latest, Lifestyle, Opinion, Slider, Society
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By Rozina Ahmed Marriage is a social contract between an adult man and woman with their free will to live a life together. The success of this relationship depends on shared ideals, mutual respect, dignity and equal distribution of economic and social responsibilities. However, historically, women have always been disadvantaged and exploited in the name of customs and traditions associated …

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Gahvora: harmful or useful childrearing device?

By thehighasia
December 12, 2020
in :  Arts & Culture, Central Asia, Child Rights, Features, Gilgit-Baltistan, Gojal, High Asia Region, Latest, Latest News, Lifestyle, Pamir Ranges, People, Slider, Society
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Dr Lara Karasik Gahvora (cradle) is the oldest device which has been used by families for centuries in High Asia and Central Asia regions for containing and cradling of babies. It is still preserved in Badakhshan, Pamirs, Kashgar, Srikol, Hunza, Ghizer and Broghel, Chitral for newborn babies rearing. It is noteworthy that even among modern families in cities, you easily …

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Charming mosque of Gayal in Darel valley

By thehighasia
November 27, 2020
in :  Darel, Diamer District, Features, Gilgit-Baltistan, Heritage, High Asia Region, Latest, Latest News, Lifestyle, Slider, Society
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by Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro The people of Gayal village in Darel valley of Gilgit-Baltistan use intricate decorations for an ancient mosque, writes anthropologist Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro Pillared verandah of Gayal Mosque, Darel, Gilgit-Baltistan. Photo by the writer Gayal village in Darel valley of Diamer district is believed to have been established about two centuries ago when the descendants of Dudu …

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Argentinean football idol Diego Maradona dies

By thehighasia
November 25, 2020
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News Desk World’s football legend Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the game’s greatest ever players, died of a heart attack at his home in San Andres neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday, his lawyer said. The football legend with Evo Moralas and Hugo Chavez. Photo: TeleSure Maradona, 60, the Latin American idol had recently battled health issues and underwent …

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You have snatched our dreams

By thehighasia
November 21, 2020
in :  Chitral, Drug abuse, Education, Environment, Gilgit-Baltistan, Gojal, Health, High Asia Region, Hindu Kush Ranges, Human Rights, Hunza, Latest, Lifestyle, Pakistan, Pamir Ranges, People, Slider
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By Ashiq Ali Broghil, the most neglected valley in Hindu Kush Mountains, need government attention The Pamiri Wakhi people live in the remotest and mountainous regions around Pamir Knot in four countries of High Asia — Afghanistan, China, Tajikistan and Pakistan. In Pakistan the Wakhi people live in three regions – Chitral’s Broghil Valley in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Hunza District’s Gojal Sub-Division, …

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More than ‘ethnic’ cuisine-III

By thehighasia
June 27, 2020
in :  Arts & Culture, Chitral, Features, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Gojal, Health, High Asia Region, Khaplu, Latest, Lifestyle, Slider, Tourism
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Naba Basar discovers the secrets of healthy, organic and innovative mountain cuisine from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral. She shares her experiences of the mountain regions adventure, hospitality, social customs, lifestyle in a series of features for The High Asia Herald readers. Chilpindok – large chapattis spread with pai, homemade yogurt and qurut dried yugart and butter/apricot oil, stacked in piles. It …

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More than ‘ethnic’ cuisines-II

By thehighasia
June 24, 2020
in :  Baltistan Division, Chitral, Features, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Gojal, Health, Khaplu, Latest, Lifestyle, Nagar, People, Slider, Tourism
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Naba Basar discovers the secrets of healthy, organic and innovative mountain cuisine from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral. She shares her experiences of the mountain regions adventure, hospitality, social customs, lifestyle in a series of features for The High Asia Herald readers. Soups   Don’t expect to find the Chinese soups you are accustomed to in cities. You may or may not …

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More than ‘ethnic’ cousines-I

By thehighasia
June 21, 2020
in :  Arts & Culture, Chitral, Features, Gilgit-Baltistan, Gojal, High Asia Region, Hindu Kush Ranges, Karakoram Ranges, Khaplu, Latest, Lifestyle, Nagar, People, Slider, Society, Tourism
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Naba Basar discovers the secrets of healthy, organic and innovative mountain cuisine from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral. She shares her experiences of the mountain regions adventure, hospitality, social customs, lifestyle in a series of features for The High Asia Herald readers. Food should never be the sole reason to travel. Fortuitously for many, it is a popular trend for both domestic …

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Book: Tribes of the Hindoo Koosh

By thehighasia
June 18, 2020
in :  Afghanistan, Archives, Astore, Baltistan Division, Britain, Central Asia, Chitral, Darel, Features, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, Hindu Kush Ranges, History, India, Karakoram Ranges, Kashmir, Latest, Lifestyle, Literature, Nagar, Pakistan, Pamir Ranges, People, Slider, Society, Tangir, World, Xinjiang
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British colonial officer John Biddulph’s book is considered as one of the pioneering works in English that provided an insight to the secluded societies, lifestyles, languages,  customs, marriages, festivals, ruling families and general characteristics of the many tribes that inhabited the Hindu Kush region Reviewed by Basharat Wakhani Tribes of the Hindoo Koosh written by British colonial officer John Biddulph is considered as one of the …

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Mother Mountain

By thehighasia
May 24, 2020
in :  Central Asia, Climate, Climate Change, Climbing, Conservation, Economy, Environment, Features, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, Hindu Kush Ranges, Karakoram Ranges, Latest, Lifestyle, Mountaineering, People, Slider, Society, Tourism
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    M Ajmal K Masood   While travelling to the north, most of the youth make their travelling statuses as ‘mountains are calling’. This phrase is not merely a social media buzzword but resonates the social, cultural and spiritual relations between the people and the mountains. In the primitive age, human being living in mountainous regions such as High …

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Climate change: The vulnerability of farmers and state policies

By thehighasia
May 23, 2020
in :  China, Climate Change, Economy, Environment, Governance, High Asia Region, Latest, Lifestyle, Pakistan, Science &Technology, Slider, Socialism, Society, South Asia, Technology
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A comparative study of farming sectors of China and Pakistan   By Samiullah Najeeb   Agriculture is the most sensitive sector to climate change. The impacts of climate change and abnormal events such as rise in temperatures, extreme weather, drought, levels of carbon dioxide and sea result in a decrease in the quantity and the quality of food supplies. Climate …

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Parenting styles and child rearing

By thehighasia
May 13, 2020
in :  Education, Environment, Latest, Lifestyle, Opinion, People, Slider, Society
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  By Karim Muhammad Khan Parents’ role is significant in shaping, grooming and nurturing their children’s physical, intellectual, social, psychological, spiritual and aesthetical dimensions so as to make them a diligent and decent members of society. However, not all children are lucky enough to receive the desired parental care and guidance to be nurtured ideally as it varies depending upon …

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Urumqi’s Grand Bazaar enters peak season

By thehighasia
May 4, 2020
in :  China, Features, High Asia Region, Latest, Lifestyle, Pamir Ranges, People, Slider, Society, Tourism, Xinjiang
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News Desk Holiday spirits are back in Urumqi’s International Grand Bazaar. More than 60,000 visited the bazaar on Friday, as the bazaar, the biggest in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, enters its peak travel season, while far from its daily record accommodation of 300,000 from previous years. Liu Wanyue, the manager in charge of the bazaar area, told CGTN …

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Tajikistan bans Russified surnames

By thehighasia
April 30, 2020
in :  Central Asia, Diplomacy, High Asia Region, History, Latest, Latest News, Lifestyle, Pamir Ranges, People, Politics, Slider, Society
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Lawmakers in a move to revive traditional names approve a bill banning identification documents containing Russified surname News Desk DUSHANBE: Tajik lawmakers have approved a bill banning the issuance of new identification documents and birth certificates for ethnic Tajiks containing Russified surnames, the latest attempt to revive traditional names. Justice Minister Muzaffar Ashuryon said after the bill was approved by …

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What role developed states can play in pandemic

By thehighasia
April 19, 2020
in :  Disaster, Economy, Governance, Health, Latest, Lifestyle, Lockdown, Opinion, Pakistan, Sanitaization, Slider, Society, World
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  By Wajidul Islam   COVID-19 in a single person means that the whole human species is at risk. Statistics reveal that coronavirus is spreading like wildfire all over the world including some worse hit developed countries. The developed nations struggling due to the global pandemic, range from the United States of America to Europe and thus, bearing the brunt …

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