Glacial lakes threaten millions with flooding as planet heats up
Millions of people in the Himalayan Hindukush, Karakoram and Pamir regions as well as other mountainous regions are facing vulnerability
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Tajik-Kyrgyz border clashes: thousands evacuated
At least 43 people were killed and thousands evacuated amid border clashes between Kyrgyz and Tajik forces on April 28-29.
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Manizha: Russia’s Tajik-born Eurovision hopeful
News Desk Manizha’s family came to Russia after fleeing civil war in Tajikistan, and now she will represent her adopted
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Slovenian climber Tomaz Rotar shares his experiences and the chaotic unsuccessful bid to summit K2 in winter and the tragic
Read MoreTeachers and parents can reverse language shift
By Ghulam Amin Beg Global research into mother languages shows that changes in demography, migration, cross-culture marriages and the medium
Read MoreTourism recovery: harnessing power of culture, creativity
High Asia Herald Report Baltit Fort. File Photo Islamabad: Two world tourism and culture bodies have joined hands to produce
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Curriculum: position-making and enactment
By: Reshma P. Musofer Educational reforms and a ‘single-national curriculum’ have lately become a widely debated topic in Pakistan and
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Rural response to Covid-19
Mushtaq Ahmad There is a long history of global pandemic and epidemics, but there is also evidence that all these
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Polish climber falls to death, another rescued
by Abdullah Bai Islamabad: A climber from Poland has fallen to death at a mountain peak in Shimshal’s Ghujerav valley
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Xinjiang reopens outdoor scenic spots
China’s northwestern province resumes inter-provincial travel, and tours; flight booking surges by 120%. News Desk Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous
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The art of the wood carving in Tajikistan
Tajikistan has a rich heritage of exquisite wood carvings. Dr Larisa Dodkhudoeva from the Institute of History, Archeology, and Ethnography
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Cheesemaking in Nepal under threat
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Dissecting the Single National Curriculum
The federal government wants to end educational apartheid in Pakistan, and hopes to achieve this through a uniform nationwide curriculum. But does the new syllabus accomplish the lofty goals? Is it even on the right path?
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