By Amir Hussain Our carefully manufactured brands of holy war are no longer available to fight the battles of strategic importance on two fronts at least i.e. Against the enemy within and the one outside the national borders. Left to their own choices by state the religious puritans in the recent past enjoyed liberty to harass and persecute the imagined enemy within …
Laal Hartal pays tribute to the revolutionary poet at ILF-2019 Farman Ali The discourse generated by a rhythmic circle titled ’22 Crore’ by Laal Hartal has been able to create a ripple effect after receiving huge appreciation by academic and literary circles. The poem was presented at the inaugural session of the sixth edition of the Islamabad Literature Festival during …
Over 300 academics, media professionals will discuss new trends, challenges and opportunities in the media industry at a two-day conference at NUML on Oct 10-11. By Fatima Misbah Islamabad: Media in Pakistan has witnessed an exponential growth in recent years. The media especially electronic one is in the transitional phase facing new challenges. A paradigm shift is taking place which has …
Every year about 800,000 people take their own life — 11.4 people per 100,000 population and in Pakistan, it is 1.4 per 100,000, say reports and experts Herald Report Suicide is the 15th leading cause of death globally and around 11.4 people per 100,000 population kill themselves every year and in Pakistan, it is 1.4 persons per 100,000 population. Every …
Carly Roth The 2015 Paris agreement on climate change set the goal of keeping global, average temperature rise “well below” 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-Industrial Age levels, and hopefully below 1.5 degrees Celsius. This month, new research published by scientists from the University of Hamburg predicts how these temperature changes will affect water availability in Pakistan. They …
The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) has been helping communities create safe and resilient human habitats, with improved services in areas where they could see a future for themselves with focus on programmes related to climate change adaptation and mitigation. Herald Report The climate change caused by global heating and overexploitation of resources by corporate greed have put the existence …
Unprecedented ocean and cryosphere change requires urgent action, IPCC report finds Herald Report Our oceans are warming, ice sheets are melting, and sea levels are rising – and all at an unprecedented rate, according to a report, published by the Geneva-based Mountain Research Institute. The most recent report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), highlights the severe impact …
One of the expedition members fell on a glacier and three were stranded overnight on Koy-i-Zom peak in Yarkhun valley Gul Hammad Farooqi Chitral, Sept 30: Five British trekkers and their guide and four cooks who were trapped on a mountain in upper Chitral have been rescued, local officials confirmed to The High Asia herald late Monday evening. The …
KP Actions (in Aid of Civil Power) Ordinance 2019 is a disgraceful law that violates fundamental rights, principles of justice and undermines freedom, writes Barrister Khwaja Ahmad Hosain By Khwaja Ahmad Hosain The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Actions (in Aid of Civil Power) Ordinance 2019 was quietly promulgated on 5th August 2019. The secrecy is understandable. It is a disgraceful law which violates fundamental …
Tuesday’s quake is a painful reminder of a natural catastrophe which wiped out 87,000 people in the region 14 years ago on October 8, 2005. Herald Report Islamabad: At least 30 people were killed and more than 400 injured in a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Pakistan and was felt in many cities of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, officials say. According to …
