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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Pakistan
‘Corruption virus is more harmful than Corona’
High Asia Herald Report GILGIT: Pakistan’s top anti-graft body has urged youth and artists to join forces in the fight
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End sexual violence as a war tactic: Nobel laureate
High Asia Herald Report Pakistan ranks the sixth most dangerous country in the world for women, with an alarming rise
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A case for participatory governance in G-B
By Ghulam Amin Beg The old Indian narrative on Jammu and Kashmir of a democratic dispensation, constitutionally guaranteed local autonomy
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Elections in Gilgit-Baltistan on Nov 15
General elections for the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) will be held on November 15, according to a summary moved by the government and approved by President Arif Alvi. The notification comes amid a plethora of rumours in power corridors on the constitutional status of the disputed region triggering a debate in mainstream and social media.
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Strengthen immunization coverage: experts
$6.5m Third-Party Verification Immunization Coverage Survey was conducted to assess gaps and bottlenecks in Pakistan’s immunization programme High Asia Herald
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A separate regulatory body for optometry sought
High Asia Herald Report Islamabad: The office-bearers of the Pakistan Optometry and Vision Sciences Association (POVSA) and Pakistan Optometric Society
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Motorway rape case: protests across Pakistan
High Asia Herald Report The gang-rape of a woman in front of her children after dragging her from her car
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Understanding spread of Covid-19 in Gilgit-Baltistan
by Dr Aziz Baig The Coronavirus, perhaps, the deadliest in the last century that surfaced in Wuhan city of China
Read MoreM2 rape case: top cop shamed for victim-blaming
A woman was raped on the motorway. The police blamed her. Twitter was enraged. This is a dangerous country for
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Dream gone sour
by Dr Asim Sajjad MANY regions and peoples in Pakistan are suffering the wrath of what is now an annual
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State sovereignty and international law
by Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed Contemporary states are territorial entities whom international law invests with sovereign rights over their recognized territory
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Matiullah Jan returns home amid massive support on social media
Noted journalist Matiullah Jan returns home nearly 12 hours after he was abducted from Sector G-6, a highly secured locality of Islamabad in broad daylight.
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Pakistan’s beauty salons employing acid attack survivors
A job scheme for women who may otherwise be shunned as outcasts is allowing many to rebuild their lives. Shah
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As US moves to exit Afghanistan, rivals prepare to swoop in
News Desk The US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 was backed by most countries in the region, who shared the
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