Gul Nayab Islamabad: Residents of Yasin Valley, mostly youth and students residing in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, converged at the open air theatre of Lok Virsa on Sunday to celebrate their rich culture, art, and unique but endangered language ‘Burushaski’. The indigenous language is spoken over 150,000 people in Yasin, Nagar, and Hunza. “Burushaski is the …
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 …
Sultan Madad There has been a general misunderstanding among the people of Jammu and Kashmir with respect to the identity of Gilgit-Baltistan. Almost all nationalist and mainstream political parties of Indian and Pakistan-administered Kashmir have been taking the same irrational and illogical stance on Gilgit-Baltistan. They consider GB as the third part of the divided Himalayan state in contrast to …
Farman Ali ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: Media watchdogs, political and rights activists have voiced concern at the abuse of anti-terrorism and other laws to silence freedom of expression and dissent voices in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). They have asked the authorities to withdraw Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) and cybercrime law from GB, and drop what they called, the trumped-up charges, against journalists and political …
Correspondent GILGIT: A noted paraglider, Hidayatullah Baig, has crashed to death in Gupis valley of Ghizer District while paragliding during a football match. According to police and local sources, the 32 years old parachuter, a resident of Gindai, Yasin valley, took off from a nearby mountain to perform paragliding during a football match on Tuesday. However, he lost altitude due …
By Mustafa Kamal “There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.”_Bernard Williams, a philosopher and teacher Life promises. Endless promises nourished by every breath. Taking one’s life is the end of a promise. An unspeakable act committed against oneself. What does compel you to take away your life? Snuff out that bud of …
Prohibiting corporal punishment remains a distant dream In November last year, an 8th grader Ahmad Hussain was paralysed due to a head injury reportedly inflicted by a teacher at a private cadet college in Larkana. Sindh’s chief minister taking note of the incident had arranged for Ahmad to be taken to the United States for treatment at the provincial government’s …
Noor Akbar Gohar GAHKUCH (Ghizer District), July 13: Complete shutter-down strike was observed by traders here on Thursday against frequent prolonged power outages. The call for the shutter down strike was given by the Gahkuch Bazaar Committee. It has become a norm of the day that people are subjected to unscheduled power outages for long hours, a trader told the …
