CM Hafeez rejects cut in uplift funds, withdrawal of wheat subsidy
Ali Ahmed Jan & D.W.Baig ISLAMABAD, Oct 3: Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman has expressed serious concerns
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Pakistan
Eight firebrand clerics banned from entering Gilgit city for 2 months
HAH Correspondent GILGIT: Local authorities have banned eight firebrand clerics from entering Gilgit for two months effective from September 11.
Read MoreUN rights watchdog for an end to misuse of ATA against political activists in GB
HAH Special Islamabad: Amid strong protests from the indigenous people over the much-touted Gilgit-Baltistan Order 2018 that was unveiled by former
Read MoreTwenty-five years of conserving biodiversity in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya regions
Janita Gurung & Pradyumna J.B. Rana The 25 years after Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ratification have seen many successes
Read MoreForces kill militant commander wanted for over 100 murders in Quetta
Islamabad A notorious militant wanted for more than 100 murders was killed in an intense gunfight with security forces in
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Moses to Marx
Raza Neem Eminent social historian, writer and journalist Syed Sibte Hassan set off on his final journey on April 20,
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Need for a collective struggle to counter land grabbing in GB stressed
Ehtisham Khan Karachi NSF-GB, Sindh Zone, organizes the 29th study circle at Karachi to discuss impact of mega projects on
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Suppression of critical thinking has given rise to current socio-political malaise: Hoodbhoy
HAH Special Report ISLAMABAD: Suppression of critical thinking and scientific enquiry have given rise to the current social and political
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Pakistanis distressed as Uighur wives vanish in China dragnet
By Gohar Abbas with Ben Dooley ISLAMABAD/BEIJING: Every autumn on the mountainous Karakoram Highway, part of the ancient Silk Road, groups
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Evil Eighties
Salman Tarik Kureshi “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a
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Waves of Culture in Lahore
Fawzia Afzal-Khan The Lahore Literary Festival has been succeeded by a string of events and activities in Lahore bespeaking a
Read MoreWorld marks Women’s Day hot on heels of rights demands
Pakistani leftwing working-class women organized rallies in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi for equal space, rights and against patriarchy, exploitation and
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Obituary: An epitome of struggle — Jam Saqi (1944-2018)
Tausif Ahmed Khan Communist politician Jam Saqi facing a military court set up by Gen Ziaul Haq in Karachi. Former
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Manufacturing Zombies
By Waseem Altaf Writing textbooks for students who are in a formative stage is serious business. Errors and omissions on
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Maverick Polish climber calls off solo bid to summit K2
ISLAMABAD Russo-Polish climber Denis Urubko has called off his attempt to summit K2 alone during winter, a post on his
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