AKAH: a journey of hope
The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) has been helping communities create safe and resilient human habitats, with improved services
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Pakistan
A future in the balance
Unprecedented ocean and cryosphere change requires urgent action, IPCC report finds Herald Report Our oceans are warming, ice sheets are
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Five British climbers rescued from Chitral mountain
One of the expedition members fell on a glacier and three were stranded overnight on Koy-i-Zom peak in Yarkhun valley
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Martial law in KP
KP Actions (in Aid of Civil Power) Ordinance 2019 is a disgraceful law that violates fundamental rights, principles of justice and
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Strong quake jolts AJK, Pakistan, killing 30, injuring over 400
Tuesday’s quake is a painful reminder of a natural catastrophe which wiped out 87,000 people in the region 14 years
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Myths and menstruation: Overcoming Pakistan’s period taboo
Women in Pakistan sew sanitary pads to break period taboo for girls BOONI (Chitral): Bent over her hand-crank sewing machine,
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On climate week, revisit Attabad tragedy
The tragedy behind the lake is bigger than the landslide that created it Haneya Zuberi Franz Kafka wrote in
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Gilgit-Baltistan: Under the shadow of a new ‘Great Game’ and a new status quo in Kashmir-II
By Ghulam Amin Beg When Harrison’s Op-Ed was published in the New York Times in 2010, it was taken by
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Millions across the globe take part in climate strike
The global campaign was organised by young people, political, social and environmental activists, schoolchildren and citizens concerned over the future
Read MoreTowards climate justice in the spirit of internationalism
By Ammar Rashid Starting today, we will see the largest worldwide climate mobilisation in the history of the planet for
Read MoreCAREC countries sign declaration to accelerate cross-border cooperation on energy
TASHKENT Nine countries in Central and West Asia on Friday signed a historic declaration that will accelerate cross-border cooperation on energy
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Gilgit-Baltistan: Under the shadow of ‘new great game’ and new status quo in Kashmir-I
By Ghulam Amin Beg On Tuesday, September 14, 2010, I had written this article and published on the Simurgh Institute
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Govt plan for media courts sparks fears for press freedom
News Desk ISLAMABAD The PTI-led government’s plan to launch specialist media courts sparked a furious backlash on Wednesday from media
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Women’s Action Forum: looking back on 38 years activism
Herald Report As we celebrate the near four decades struggle launched by women activists for equal rights in Pakistani society
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PIA plane makes emergency landing at Lahore airport
Herald Report A Jeddah-bound plane made an emergency landing at Lahore airport minutes after take-off on Sunday morning, according to
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