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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Pakistan
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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Students demand better telecom service for GB
The people of Gilgit-Baltistan are unable to cope with the situation due to degraded 4G often termed as Long Term Evolution (LTE) and fixed broadband internet services provided by SCO.
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Faiz, India and protest
Faiz’s ‘Hum Dekhenge’ has continued to inspire activists for decades. Why do the leftist poet’s words continue to resonate today?
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Wildlife crime putting environment and health at risk: UN report
The COVID-19 pandemic shows how wildlife crime is a threat not only to the environment but to human health, according
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GB students stranded in China
Around 1,300 Pakistani students were studying in different universities in China’s Hubei province, including 800 students in Wuhan
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Internet woes: media highlights GB students’ movement
Youngsters start #Internet4GilgitBaltistan campaign; pictures of students sitting on mountaintops with books and laptops highlight the issue, reports Gulf News
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Opinion: Pakistan and the new great game
Senator Sherry Rehman Is the China-India conflict in the Himalayas blows hot and blows cold, Islamabad’s studied reticence has so
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10th NFC Award and its challenges
By Wajidul Islam The National Finance Commission (NFC) is a resource-sharing mechanism between the federal government and federating units. It
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GBLA polls 2020
by Sajjad Ahmad GILGIT-BALTISTAN will hold elections on Aug 18, 2020, for the Legislative Assembly’s 24 constituencies. The government’s five-year
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Pakistan’s great digital divide
A new reliance on virtual life in the COVID-19 era has laid bare the lack of internet access for much
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Will border disputes in Himalayas affect climate research?
Scientists hope recent border clashes and the pandemic will not derail the limited progress made on research cooperation over the
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World losing fight against poverty: UN academic
‘We squandered a decade’ says UN’s outgoing special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. Goal to eradicate poverty by 2030
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