Chipursan quake: manufactured resilience, real abandonment
by Sultan Ahmed As the winter chill settles over the high-mountains of the Pamirian Knot, a quiet yet devastating humanitarian
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کیا بایاں بازو کو پی ٹی آئی کی تحریک کا حصہ بننا چاہیئے؟
اصل سوال یہ ہے کہ بایاں بازو موجودہ طاقت کے توازن، عوامی رجحانات اور سیاسی امکانات کے اندر اپنی جگہ کیسے بناتا ہے۔
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Yalda Night: the festival of fire
by Rizwan Karim (This account is based on lived experience and oral narratives I’ve heard. It does not claim research-based
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Feeding the soil, poisoning health and environment
by Sadia Gulzar Fertilisers play vital role in enhancing crop yield. These are used widely around the world to provide
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Dialogue on water, energy & climate change today
News Desk Islamabad, Dec 17: Pakistan faces a set of overlapping pressures across climate, water, and energy systems. Increasingly variable
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Raising children in our times: Gilgit-Baltistan leads the conversation
by Israruddin Israr In an era defined by dazzling technology, fragmented communities, and an unsettling erosion of shared moral anchors,
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The forgotten valleys of justice
In Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral, justice eludes the poor while privilege is reserved for the powerful by Fazal Saadi On October
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Panellists for revival of customary wisdom for conflict resolution
‘Village Model Development Plan’, rooted in local needs and endorsed by the wider community.
The model aims to adapt customary laws to address emerging challenges, including responsible tourism, environmental protection, land management.
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The illusion of one sound
The ruling elite, tied to imperial interests, used the “One Nation, One Ummah” myth to suppress cultural diversity and conceal class conflict.
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G-B floods: put vulnerable segments at centre of response
Women are on the frontlines of caregiving, responsible for protecting children and older relatives in unsafe shelters, often while losing their own livelihoods—livestock, kitchen gardens, or home-based enterprises. They also face heightened risks of harassment and gender-based violence in overcrowded camps.
Children face disrupted education, exposure to contaminated water, and heightened risks of malnutrition and disease. For many, the trauma of losing homes and schools will have long-lasting effects.
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Karachi’s performing arts academy in crisis as students raise alarm
Karachi’s performing arts academy is in crisis as students raise an alarm
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A glacier’s lament for the Earth
by Israruddin Israr The journey began at tranquil Borith Lake, its calm waters mirroring the rugged grandeur of the Karakoram
Read MoreResilient rebuilding for climate-smart mountain communities
by Fazal Saadi The sky tore open, and hell poured out in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Ghizer District. What followed was an avalanche
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Disasters in Gilgit-Baltistan: surge in waterborne diseases
by Sadia Gulzar Over the past month, heavy rains, cloudbursts, and flash floods in Gilgit-Baltistan have not only caused deaths
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AWP slams govt apathy over deadly floods in GB, Kashmir, K-P
Party leadership expresses deep sorrow over the loss of precious lives in Dain (Ishkoman), Khalti (Gupis), Bunardas (Chilas), Danyore, Swat,
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